muda
See also: mudá, mudà, mudâ, and mudā
English
Etymology
Japanese 無駄
Noun
muda (uncountable)
- (business) A form of waste, or deviation from optimal allocation of resources, that occurs when work is performed that does not add value for the customer.
- Coordinate terms: mura, muri
Anagrams
- Damu, Duma, Maud, duma, maud
Asturian
Verb
muda
- inflection of mudar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Balinese
Adjective
muda
- young
Bikol Central
Etymology
Compare Tagalog mura.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mu‧da
- IPA(key): /ˈmuda/
Noun
muda
- swear word; curse word
- Synonym: raway
Derived terms
- magmuda
- mudahon
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Pali muddha (“foolish, bewildered”), from Sanskrit मुग्ध (mugdha, “foolish, bewildered, young”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muda/
- Hyphenation: mu‧da
Adjective
muda
- young (age of a living being)
- light (shade of colour)
Antonyms
- (age): tua (“old”) (living being)
- (colour): tua (“dark”)
Coordinate terms
- (age): baru (“new”) (non-living being)
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈmu.də/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈmu.da/
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
muda
- feminine singular of mut
Etymology 2
From mudar.
Noun
muda f (plural mudes)
- change, changing
- change of clothes
- moult, moulting
- Synonym: pèl-muda
Verb
muda
- third-person singular present indicative form of mudar
- second-person singular imperative form of mudar
Further reading
- “muda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay muda (“young”), from Javanese ꦩꦸꦝ (mudha, “young; youth”, literally “foolish, stupid”), from Old Javanese mūḍha (“stupid, foolish, unwise, ignorant”), from Pali muddha (“foolish, bewildered”), from Sanskrit मुग्ध (mugdha, “foolish, bewildered, young”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.da/
Adjective
muda (superlative termuda)
- young
- Synonyms: anom, belia, mentah, remaja, yunior, yuvenil, yuwana
- light (colour)
- unripe
Derived terms
- bermuda
- bermuda-muda
- kemudaan
- kemuda-mudaan
- kepemudaan
- mempermuda
- memudakan
- pemuda
- semuda
- termuda
- muda belia
- muda bestari
- muda hati
- muda lela
- muda mentah
- muda mudi
- muda pikiran
- muda remaja
Further reading
- “muda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmu.da/
- Rhymes: -uda
- Hyphenation: mù‧da
Etymology 1
Deverbal from mudare (“to moult”) + -a.
Noun
muda f (plural mude)
- moult (of a bird)
Related terms
- mudare
- muta
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
muda
- inflection of mudare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Japanese
Romanization
muda
- Rōmaji transcription of むだ
- Rōmaji transcription of ムダ
Javanese
Romanization
muda
- Romanization of ꦩꦸꦢ
Karelian
Alternative forms
- (Northern) muta
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muta, from Proto-Uralic *muďa.
Noun
muda
- (Southern) mud
Ladin
Verb
muda
- inflection of muder:
- third-person singular present indicative
- third-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Malay
Etymology
There are quite a number of theories as to the etymology of muda:
- According to the Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muda (“young (of fruits); immature; light (of colors)”).
- From Pali muddha (“foolish, bewildered”), from Sanskrit मुग्ध (mugdha, “foolish, bewildered, young”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muda/
- Rhymes: -uda, -da, -a
Adjective
muda (Jawi spelling مودا)
- young
- Orang muda ― Young person
- Antonym: tua
- light (colour)
- Biru muda ― Light blue
- Synonym: terang
- Antonyms: tua, gelap, pekat
- unripe
- Manggis muda ― Unripe mangosteen
- Antonyms: masak, tua
Derived terms
- muda-muda
- pemuda
- semuda
- semuda-muda
- termuda
Descendants
- Indonesian: muda
Further reading
- “muda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *muda
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmu.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmu.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmu.dɐ/ [ˈmu.ðɐ]
- Hyphenation: mu‧da
Etymology 1
From Latin mūtam, accusative feminine form of mūtus.
Adjective
muda
- feminine singular of mudo
Noun
muda f (plural mudas)
- female equivalent of mudo
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Portuguese muda, deverbal from mudar.
Noun
muda f (plural mudas)
- seedling
Verb
muda
- inflection of mudar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
muda
- inflection of múdo:
- genitive singular
- nominative/genitive/accusative/vocative plural
Sicilian
Adjective
muda f sg
- feminine singular of mudu
Spanish
Etymology
Cognate with English moult.
Noun
muda f (plural mudas)
- female equivalent of mudo (“mute”)
Noun
muda f (plural mudas)
- a change (of clothes, especially underpants)
Adjective
muda
- feminine singular of mudo
Verb
muda
- inflection of mudar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “muda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Alternative forms
- mda
Etymology
From Arabic مُدَّة (mudda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmu.ɗɑ/
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
muda (m-mi class, plural miuda)
- term, period (of time)
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muta.
Noun
muda
- slurry, dredge
Inflection
| Inflection of muda (inflection type 6/kuva) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | muda | ||
| genitive sing. | mudan | ||
| partitive sing. | mudad | ||
| partitive plur. | mudid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | muda | mudad | |
| accusative | mudan | mudad | |
| genitive | mudan | mudiden | |
| partitive | mudad | mudid | |
| essive-instructive | mudan | mudin | |
| translative | mudaks | mudikš | |
| inessive | mudas | mudiš | |
| elative | mudaspäi | mudišpäi | |
| illative | mudaha mudha | mudihe | |
| adessive | mudal | mudil | |
| ablative | mudalpäi | mudilpäi | |
| allative | mudale | mudile | |
| abessive | mudata | mudita | |
| comitative | mudanke | mudidenke | |
| prolative | mudadme | mudidme | |
| approximative I | mudanno | mudidenno | |
| approximative II | mudannoks | mudidennoks | |
| egressive | mudannopäi | mudidennopäi | |
| terminative I | mudahasai mudhasai | mudihesai | |
| terminative II | mudalesai | mudilesai | |
| terminative III | mudassai | — | |
| additive I | mudahapäi mudhapäi | mudihepäi | |
| additive II | mudalepäi | mudilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “взвесь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika