maas

See also: Maas, mås, maaş, and māas

English

Etymology 1

From Zulu.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mäs, IPA(key): /mɑːs/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːs

Noun

maas (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) sour milk
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From the verb to maa.

Pronunciation

Verb

maas

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of maa

See also

Anagrams

Cebuano

Adjective

maas

  1. old, aged

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch maesche, from Old Dutch *maska, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: maas
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

maas f (plural mazen, diminutive maasje n)

  1. the basic element constituting a mesh or net
    Hij glipte door de mazen van het net.
    He escaped through the holes in the net.

Derived terms

Estonian

Noun

maas

  1. inessive singular of maa

Kalkoti

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit मां॒स (māṃsá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms, from *mems-. Cognate with Palula mhaás.

    Noun

    maas

    1. meat

    References

    • Hultman, David (2023) Topics in the grammar of Kalkoti (Thesis)‎[1], Stockholm University, page 18

    Middle English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    maas

    1. alternative form of mace (mace)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    maas

    1. alternative form of macys

    Tetum

    Verb

    maas

    1. to yawn