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.
possessor singular plural
1st person mahoni mahomme
2nd person mahosi mahonne
3rd person mahonsa

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.

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
  • (Luuditsa, 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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