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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English mau(e)n, mowen, from Old English magon, plural present indicative of magan (“to be able to, may”). More at mow, may.
Verb[edit]
maun
- (intransitive, obsolete) To have to; must.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:maun.
Anagrams[edit]
Chuukese[edit]
Noun[edit]
maun
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
maun
Anagrams[edit]
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of makan (“eat”) + daun (“leaf”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Malaysian) IPA(key): /ma.on/
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ma.un/
Noun[edit]
maun (Jawi spelling ماون, plural maun-maun, informal 1st possessive maunku, 2nd possessive maunmu, 3rd possessive maunnya)
Further reading[edit]
- “maun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Romansch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
maun m (plural mauns)
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English mone (“shall, must”), from Old Norse munu (“shall, will; must”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
maun (negative maunna)
- (modal auxiliary, defective) must
- 1824, Walter Scott, Redgauntlet:
- "Then ye maun eat and drink, Steenie," said the figure; "for we do little else here; and it's ill speaking between a fou man and a fasting."
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun[edit]
maun (plural mauns)
Verb[edit]
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