Etymology

MAU

M3A1U1

Today it means: A kind of short-haired domestic cat. Full definition →

Egyptian mjw
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Mau · noun1

  1. Egyptian · borrowed frommjw“cat”
  2. English todayMau

From mȧu, the rendering of Egyptian mjw (“cat”) in Karl Richard Lepsius’s 19th-century transcription system.

Mau · proper noun2

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromमऊ
  2. English todayMau

Borrowed from Hindi मऊ (maū).

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