maho

See also: mahō

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho, theorized to derive with maha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑɦo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑho
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧ho

Adjective

maho (comparative mahompi, superlative mahoin)

  1. barren, sterile, unable to bear children

Declension
Inflection of maho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative maho mahot
genitive mahon mahojen
partitive mahoa mahoja
illative mahoon mahoihin
singular plural
nominative maho mahot
accusative nom. maho mahot
gen. mahon
genitive mahon mahojen
partitive mahoa mahoja
inessive mahossa mahoissa
elative mahosta mahoista
illative mahoon mahoihin
adessive maholla mahoilla
ablative maholta mahoilta
allative maholle mahoille
essive mahona mahoina
translative mahoksi mahoiksi
instructive — mahoin
abessive mahotta mahoitta
comitative — mahoine
Possessive forms of maho (type valo)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahoni mahoni
accusative nom. mahoni mahoni
gen. mahoni
genitive mahoni mahojeni
partitive mahoani mahojani
inessive mahossani mahoissani
elative mahostani mahoistani
illative mahooni mahoihini
adessive mahollani mahoillani
ablative maholtani mahoiltani
allative maholleni mahoilleni
essive mahonani mahoinani
translative mahokseni mahoikseni
instructive — —
abessive mahottani mahoittani
comitative — mahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahosi mahosi
accusative nom. mahosi mahosi
gen. mahosi
genitive mahosi mahojesi
partitive mahoasi mahojasi
inessive mahossasi mahoissasi
elative mahostasi mahoistasi
illative mahoosi mahoihisi
adessive mahollasi mahoillasi
ablative maholtasi mahoiltasi
allative mahollesi mahoillesi
essive mahonasi mahoinasi
translative mahoksesi mahoiksesi
instructive — —
abessive mahottasi mahoittasi
comitative — mahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahomme mahomme
accusative nom. mahomme mahomme
gen. mahomme
genitive mahomme mahojemme
partitive mahoamme mahojamme
inessive mahossamme mahoissamme
elative mahostamme mahoistamme
illative mahoomme mahoihimme
adessive mahollamme mahoillamme
ablative maholtamme mahoiltamme
allative mahollemme mahoillemme
essive mahonamme mahoinamme
translative mahoksemme mahoiksemme
instructive — —
abessive mahottamme mahoittamme
comitative — mahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahonne mahonne
accusative nom. mahonne mahonne
gen. mahonne
genitive mahonne mahojenne
partitive mahoanne mahojanne
inessive mahossanne mahoissanne
elative mahostanne mahoistanne
illative mahoonne mahoihinne
adessive mahollanne mahoillanne
ablative maholtanne mahoiltanne
allative mahollenne mahoillenne
essive mahonanne mahoinanne
translative mahoksenne mahoiksenne
instructive — —
abessive mahottanne mahoittanne
comitative — mahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mahonsa mahonsa
accusative nom. mahonsa mahonsa
gen. mahonsa
genitive mahonsa mahojensa
partitive mahoaan
mahoansa		 mahojaan
mahojansa
inessive mahossaan
mahossansa		 mahoissaan
mahoissansa
elative mahostaan
mahostansa		 mahoistaan
mahoistansa
illative mahoonsa mahoihinsa
adessive mahollaan
mahollansa		 mahoillaan
mahoillansa
ablative maholtaan
maholtansa		 mahoiltaan
mahoiltansa
allative maholleen
mahollensa		 mahoilleen
mahoillensa
essive mahonaan
mahonansa		 mahoinaan
mahoinansa
translative mahokseen
mahoksensa		 mahoikseen
mahoiksensa
instructive — —
abessive mahottaan
mahottansa		 mahoittaan
mahoittansa
comitative — mahoineen
mahoinensa

Synonyms

Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of manusia (“man”) +‎ homo (“homosexual”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmaho]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ho

Noun

maho (first-person possessive mahoku, second-person possessive mahomu, third-person possessive mahonya)

  1. (slang) homosexual

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho. Cognates include Finnish maho and Veps maho.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑho
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ho

Adjective

maho

  1. barren (unable to bear children)

Declension
Declension of maho (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative maho mahot
genitive mahon mahhoin, maholoin
partitive mahhoa mahoja, maholoja
illative mahhoo mahhoi, maholoihe
inessive mahos mahois, maholois
elative mahost mahoist, maholoist
allative maholle mahoille, maholoille
adessive mahol mahoil, maholoil
ablative maholt mahoilt, maholoilt
translative mahoks mahoiks, maholoiks
essive mahonna, mahhoon mahoinna, maholoinna, mahhoin, maholoin
exessive1) mahont mahoint, maholoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 290

Japanese

Romanization

maho

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まほ

Ladino

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.xo/

Adjective

maho (Latin spelling)

  1. quiet
  2. calm

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mahō.

Noun

maho m

  1. poppy

Descendants
  • Middle High German: mahe, mahen, mān, magen, mage

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀫𑀳𑁄 (Brahmi script)
  • महो (Devanagari script)
  • মহো (Bengali script)
  • මහො (Sinhalese script)
  • မဟော or မႁေႃ (Burmese script)
  • มโห or มะโห (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩉᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມໂຫ or ມະໂຫ (Lao script)
  • មហោ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄦𑄮 (Chakma script)

Noun

maho

  1. nominative singular of maha

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho. Related to Finnish maho.

Adjective

maho

  1. barren, sterile, unable to have children

Inflection
Inflection of maho (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. maho
genitive sing. mahon
partitive sing. mahod
partitive plur. mahoid
singular plural
nominative maho mahod
accusative mahon mahod
genitive mahon mahoiden
partitive mahod mahoid
essive-instructive mahon mahoin
translative mahoks mahoikš
inessive mahos mahoiš
elative mahospäi mahoišpäi
illative mahoze mahoiže
adessive mahol mahoil
ablative maholpäi mahoilpäi
allative mahole mahoile
abessive mahota mahoita
comitative mahonke mahoidenke
prolative mahodme mahoidme
approximative I mahonno mahoidenno
approximative II mahonnoks mahoidennoks
egressive mahonnopäi mahoidennopäi
terminative I mahozesai mahoižesai
terminative II maholesai mahoilesai
terminative III mahossai —
additive I mahozepäi mahoižepäi
additive II maholepäi mahoilepäi

References
  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “яловый”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho.

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho]
  • Rhymes: -ɑho
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ho

Adjective

maho

  1. sterile, barren

Inflection
Declension of maho (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative maho mahod
genitive maho mahoje, mahojõ, mahoi
partitive mahhoa mahoitõ, mahoi
illative mahho, mahhosõ mahoje, mahojõ, mahoisõ
inessive mahoz mahoiz
elative mahossõ mahoissõ
allative maholõ mahoilõ
adessive mahollõ mahoillõ
ablative maholtõ mahoiltõ
translative mahossi mahoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References
  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “maho”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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