malu - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From Samoan malu.

malu (plural malus)

1. A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.

From Malay malu.

malu (comparative more malu, superlative most malu)

1. (Singapore) shy; embarrassed

• paiseh

• Mula, Luma, Lamu, Ulam, mula, luma, alum, maul

malu

1. Alternative form of mal

From Latin malus.

malu m sg (feminine singular mala, neuter singular malo, masculine plural malos, feminine plural males)

1. bad
2. evil

• IPA^(key): /malu/

malu

1. silent
2. quiet

• (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

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• IPA^(key): /ˈma.lu/, [ˈmɐ.lu]

malu

1. shade
2. shelter, protection
3. control

malu

1. (stative) peaceful, safe
2. (stative) reserved, taboo

• hoʻomalu
• ʻōmalumalu
• maluhia
• malumalu

malu

1. ashamed

malu

1. shame

malu f

1. inflection of mala:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

malu

1. first-person singular past indicative of malt

• IPA^(key): [mälu]
• Rhymes: -lu, -u

malu (Jawi spelling مالو, plural malu-malu, informal 1st possessive maluku, 2nd possessive malumu, 3rd possessive malunya)

1. sensitive plant; Mimosa pudica

malu (Jawi spelling مالو)

1. shy.
2. embarrassed.

• → English: malu

• “malu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Spanish malo "bad".

malu

1. bad

From Spanish mal "illness".

malu

1. illness, disease

Onomatopoeic.

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈmalu/

malu

1. (Kuyavia) used to call piglets

   Synonyms: maluchny, maluty

• Józef Bliziński (1860) “malu”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 625
• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “malu”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 273

malu

1. female tattoo

From Latin malus. Compare Italian malo.

malu (feminine singular mala, masculine plural malos, feminine plural malas)

1. bad

malu

1. inflection of mal:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular

From Latin malus (“bad, wicked”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.lu/
• Hyphenation: mà‧lu

malu (feminine singular mala, masculine and feminine plural mali)

1. bad

• tintu

• bonu

• malèvulu
• malignu
• mali (noun)

From Proto-Brythonic *malɨd from Proto-Celtic *meleti, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-é-ti, from *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”) +‎ *-éti.^[1][2] Cognate with Latin molō,^[3] Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), English meal.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmalɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈma(ː)li/
• Rhymes: -alɨ

malu (first-person singular present malaf)

1. to grind
2. to break, to fragment

• malwr (“grinder”)
• malu awyr (“to talk nonsense”)
• malurio (“to grind”)