мо

See also: МО, -мо, and Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Belarusian

Etymology

Clipping of мо́жа (móža). Compare Ukrainian мо' (moʺ), and more distantly Lithuanian gal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo]

• Audio:

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Adverb

мо • (mo)

1. (adverb, informal) maybe

Dungan

Etymology 1

Cognate of Mandarin 毛 (máo)

Noun

мо • (mo)

1. hair

Etymology 2

Cognate of Mandarin 貓／猫

Noun

мо • (mo)

1. cat

Eastern Mari

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: мо

Adverb

мо • (mo)

1. really? isn't it so?

   мыйже тылат шым каласе мо?

   myjže tylat šym kalase mo?

   didn't I tell you so?

2. why (for what reason, for what purpose)

   мо те пеш кугу йӱкын кутыреда?

   mo te peš kugu jükyn kutyreda?

   what are you talking so loudly for?

3. what sort of, what kind of, what

   мо акеш?

   mo akeš?

   for what price?

4. how many (used to denote large quantities)

   сарыште мо калык пытен!

   saryšte mo kalyk pyten!

   how many people died in the war!

5. when, since

   мо толын, тудым ужын омыл

   mo tolyn, tudym užyn omyl

   I have not seen him/her since (s)he came

Particle

мо • (mo)

1. interrogative particle

   толыда мо?

   tolyda mo?

   are you coming?

   • 1926, Попов Игорь Геннадьевич, Ончыко‎^[1], page 6:

     Те мо, пашаш толыда але контор гыч?

     Te mo, pašaš tolyda aĺe kontor gyč?

     Are you coming to work or from the office?

Pronoun

мо • (mo)

1. (interrogative) what

   тиде мо?

   tide mo?

   what is this?

Derived terms

adverbs

• молан (molan)

 

pronouns

• молан (molan)

 

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “мо”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Even

Etymology

1. From Proto-Tungusic *mō, compare Manchu ᠮᠣᠣ (moo).
2. The Tungusic root is comparable to Mongolic *modun.

Noun

мо̄ (mō)

1. wood
2. tree
3. stick

References

• Cincius, V. I., Rišes, L. D. (1952) Русско-эвенский словарь [Russian–Even Dictionary], Moscow

Evenki

Noun

мо̄ • (mō)

1. tree
2. wood

Nanai

Noun

мо (moo)

1. tree
2. wood

Tajik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔː/

Pronoun

Dari	ما
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мо

мо • (mo)

1. we

Tsez

Etymology

From Proto-Tsezian *mɔq’ʰu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo/

Noun

мо • (mo) class 2

1. (Kidero) tear

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔ]

Adverb

мо • (mo)

1. Alternative spelling of мо' (moʺ)