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maano   dividing the spoils of some task   verb

maanu   dividing the spoils of some task   verb

mabo   drunk   adjective

mabo lau   seasick   adjective

mabu   drunk   adjective

macang₁   like (as if, similar to)   preposition

macang₂   type, kind   noun

macang₃   tiger   noun

mace   “mother”, term of address for an older woman with whom one is familiar   pronoun

mae   mother (vulgar)   noun

mae-mae cuka   possibly the whip scorpion (the order Uropygi)   noun

mae-mae   flying insects   noun

mae-mae ujang   termites swarming in heavy rain   verb

ma   mother   noun

maenang   toy   noun

maeng   play   verb

maeng-maeng   playiing around   verb

maeng mata   flirt   verb

maetua₁   girlfriend   noun

maetua₂   wife   noun

mahange   louvre windows, jalousie windows   noun

mahangi   louvre windows, jalousie windows   noun

maiare   philandering, womanising   verb

mai   big   adjective

mai   mother   noun

mai-mai   flying insects   noun

mai-mai ujang   flying ant   noun

ma’inap   without much forethought   adverb

mainatu   laundry man   noun

maing   play   verb

mai pana   bow (weapon)   noun

maitua₁   girlfriend   noun

maitua₂   wife   noun

makanang   food   noun

makang abis   eat up completely   verb

makang ayang   a bird of prey, possibly the black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis)   noun

makang cabar   incensed, incited to violence   adjective

makang dalang   fragile   noun

makang dara₁   charge excessive interest on a loan   verb

makang dara₂   a loan shark   noun

makang diri   worn out due to age or not being maintained   adjective

makang   eat   verb

makang hati   frustrated, troubled   adjective

makang lender   loan shark   noun

makang-makang₁   eat together   verb

makang-makang₂   pleasure, delight   noun

makang mamili   picky eater   adjective

makang minya   use up cooking oil   verb

makang patita₁   picnic   noun

makang patita₂   the Maluku custom of inviting lots of neighbours to join in enjoying food   noun

makang puji   craving praise, doing something only for praise   verb

makang strom   excessive use of electricity   verb

makang tikungan   traitor   noun

makang timba   buffet   noun

makarao   eclipsed   adjective

makarau   eclipsed   adjective

make   a species of fish in the genus Sardinella, possibly Sardinella fimbriata, or Herklotsichthys castelnaui   noun

makelar   intermediary, middle-man (in selling goods)   noun

maki   swear, curse   verb

makola   belch   verb

malahori   wandering around at night aimlessly   adjective

malakat   stick to, attach   verb

malamait   related as in-laws (specifically referring to the husband’s family from the perspective of the wife’s family)   noun

malameit   related as in-laws (specifically referring to the husband’s family from the perspective of the wife’s family)   noun

malamong   daydream   verb

malang bai₁   “good evening”   interjection

malang bai₂   “good night”   interjection

malang konci taong   new year’s eve   noun

malang-malang   every night   adverb

malang panjang   an all-night event   noun

malang₁   night   noun

malang₂   eve   noun

malaori   wander about   verb

malapo₁   swell, blister   adjective

malapo₂   withered   adjective

malawang₁   argue   verb

malawang₂   against, opposed to   preposition

malayang₁   soar in the sky   verb

malayang₂   fisherman   noun

malayu   malay (ethnic group)   noun

malele₁   leak, trickle   verb

malele₂   melt   verb

male-male   remain with a grieving bereaved family overnight for support   verb

malengkang₁   only if   conjunction

malengkang₂   as if   conjunction

malengkang₃   if indeed   conjunction

maleo₁   maleo (Macrocephalon maleo)   noun

maleo₂   junglefowl   noun

malesi   recklessly brave, daring   adjective

maleu₁   maleo (Macrocephalon maleo)   noun

maleu₂   junglefowl   noun

malintang   obstruct, impede   verb

maliong   million   noun

maltos   explode   verb

malulu₁   all   pronoun

malulu₂   exclusively   adverb

mama biang   midwife   noun

mama bongso₁   father’s youngest brother’s wife   noun

mama bongso₂   mother’s youngest sister   noun

mama gigi   grit one’s teeth in irritation   verb

mama hati   “dear me!”   interjection

mamah   mother   noun

mama mantu   mother-in-law   noun

mamancang   consider yourself a champion   verb

mama nyora   term of address for the wife of a someone of high standing, such as a priest, teacher, or king   noun

mama piara₁   adoptive mother, foster mother   noun

mama piara₂   landlady   noun

mamasa   cooking   verb

mama sarani   a woman who acts as a witness at a baptism   noun

mama₁   mother   noun

mama₂   chew   verb

mama tenga₁   child’s term of address for father’s ‘middle’ brother’s wife   noun

mama tenga₂   child’s term of address for mother’s ‘middle’ sister   noun

mama tiri   stepmother   noun

mama tua₁   child’s term of address for father’s brother’s wife (who is older than the father)   noun

mama tua₂   child’s term of address for mother’s older sister   noun

mamboro₁   fluttering of eyelashes   verb

mamboro₂   heavy with drowsiness (of the eyelids)   adjective

mamboro₃   not tightly closed   noun

mamboro₄   twinkling   verb

mampos   dead (crude)   noun

manahang   endure   verb

manampal   stick, adhere   verb

manangis   cry   verb

manara   tools, gear   noun

manara parau   the gear and rigging of a boat, everything that is not the hull   noun

manara ruma   the raw materials for building a house   noun

manara tukang   craftsman’s tools   noun

manari   dancing   verb

mancado   axe   noun

mancadu   axe   noun

mancari₁   searching, looking for   verb

mancari₂   trade, barter   verb

mancari₃   make a living   verb

mandak   Monday   noun

mandarat   perform a military shore landing   verb

mandera   flag   noun

mandidi₁   boiling   verb

mandidi₂   moving   verb

mandidi₃   fidgeting   verb

mandong   the reduced heat of the sun as it starts to set   noun

maner₁   good manners   noun

maner₂   sir   noun

mangado   make something a legal issue   verb

mangael   a type of fish (?)   adjective

mangael panggel   catching fish using magic   verb

mangail   a type of fish (?)   noun

mangajang   groan   verb

mangaji   recite the qur’an   verb

mangako ilang   surrender   verb

mangako₁   agree to   verb

mangako₂   confess   verb

mangaku₁   agree to   verb

mangaku₂   confess   verb

mangamo₁   growl   verb

mangamo₂   run amok   verb

mangandong   be or become pregnant   verb

manganga   stare   verb

manganta₁   throb with pain   verb

manganta₂   excessively flirtatious   adjective

manganto   sleepy   adjective

mangapa   why   adverb

mangarti₁   understand   verb

mangarti₂   arrogant, self-willed   adjective

mangayo   go head hunting   verb

mange-mange   mangrove   noun

mangente₁   look after   verb

mangente₂   check in on   verb

mangente₃   stay for a while as a houseguest   verb

mangente₄   visit in order to find out something   verb

mangente₅   investigate   verb

mangente₆   peep, spy on   verb

mangga gole   the mango cultivar ‘golek’   noun

manggarang₁   growling   verb

manggarang₂   incubate   verb

manggarang₃   stay too long (figurative)   verb

manggarong   snoring   verb

manggurebe₁   a race   noun

manggurebe₂   to race, compete   verb

manggurebe₃   race for, race to get   verb

manggustang   mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana)   noun

mangidang   crave   verb

mangi-mangi   mangrove   noun

manginte₁   look after   verb

manginte₂   check in on   verb

manginte₃   stay for a while as a houseguest   verb

manginte₄   visit in order to find out something   verb

manginte₅   investigate   verb

manginte₆   peep, spy on   verb

mangkal   almost ripe   adjective

mangkali   perhaps, maybe   adverb

mangkera₁   reckless, often doing things that put oneself at risk   adjective

mangkera₂   hyperactive   adjective

mangko   bowl   noun

mangkola   burp   verb

mangko te   teacup   noun

manguap   yawn   verb

mani   bead   noun

manikang₁   only if   conjunction

manikang₂   as if   conjunction

manikang₃   if indeed   conjunction

manikang₄   except, however   conjunction

mani-mani   beads   noun

maningkang   except, however   conjunction

manir   good manners   noun

manisang   sweets, candy   noun

manisang pala   candied nutmeg fruit   noun

maniso₁   walk   verb

maniso₂   busy pacing around   verb

maniso₃   be a busybody   verb

maniso₄   bully   noun

manit   minute   noun

manjai   sewing   verb

manjala   fish with a net   verb

manjaling₁   cast a sideways glance sarcastically   verb

manjaling₂   look at out of the corner of one’s eye   verb

manjaling tampias   ogle, leer   verb

manjiling₁   cast a sideways glance sarcastically   verb

manjiling₂   look at out of the corner of one’s eye   verb

manjong   the Indian thornapple (Datura metel), the dried leaves of which are smoked to treat asthma   noun

manjura₁   bend over   verb

manjura₂   crawl on all fours   verb

manoa   visit a family regularly to court their daughter   verb

manoe   a species of bird   noun

manoi   a species of bird   noun

manomata   top of a gable on a roof   noun

manor   Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)   noun

manta   raw (uncooked)   adjective

manta-manta   blatantly, without reservation   adverb

mantega₁   butter   noun

mantega₂   the oleander flower (Nerium oleander)   noun

mantu   in-law (not of the same generation)   noun

manukar   exchange   verb

manumata   top of a gable on a roof   noun

manumpang₁   join other people aboard a vehicle   verb

manumpang₂   spend the night   verb

manumpang₃   parasitise   verb

manumpang₄   parasitic   adjective

manuntut   bad-tempered, demanding   adjective

manyala₁   light on fire   verb

manyala₂   flare   verb

manyala₃   aflame   adjective

manyala₄   shiny   adjective

manyangkal   deny   verb

manyanyi   sing   verb

manyanyi hela   sing slowly, drag out a song   verb

manyao₁   reply, answer   verb

manyao₂   responsibility   noun

manyapu₁   broom   noun

manyapu₂   sweep   verb

manyasal   regret, lament   verb

manyau₁   reply, answer   verb

manyau₂   responsibility   noun

manyimpang   tidy up, put in good order, arrange properly   verb

ma’opu   wood suffering from dry-rot or termites   adjective

maosi   a species of fish (?)   noun

maputi   stage of sago palm growth when starch content is at a maximum (18 months)   noun

maraju   pout, sulk, be in a bad mood   verb

marao   roar   verb

maraong   roar   verb

marata   weeping in grief at a death   verb

marau   meow   verb

maraya   creep, crawl   verb

marayu   childish   adjective

mariam bulu   functional toy cannon made of bamboo   noun

mariam   cannon   noun

marinyo   village head’s deputy, issuer of orders, announcer of edicts   noun

marinyu   village head’s deputy, issuer of orders, announcer of edicts   noun

marong   the brown kurrajong (Commersonia bartramia)   noun

marontak₁   rebel, resist   verb

marontak₂   squirm violently in order to get free   verb

maronta₁   rebel, resist   verb

maronta₂   squirm violently in order to get free   verb

marsegu₁   the Ambon flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus)   noun

marsegu₂   the bur tree (Nauclea orientalis)   noun

mar₁   but   conjunction

mar₂   come   verb

martelu   hammer   noun

masa abis   cook something entirely   verb

masa bodo   be ignorant   verb

masariku   a species of wading bird, probably a stint such as the great knot (Calidris tenuirostris), sanderling (Calidris alba), or long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta)   noun

masa₁   cook   verb

masa₂   cooked   adjective

masa₃   ripe   adjective

mas   gold   noun

masigi   mosque   noun

masing₁   machine   noun

masing₂   engine   noun

masing₃   salty   noun

masin kaki   treadle-operated sewing machine   noun

masin listrik   electrical generator   noun

masin₁   machine   noun

masin₂   engine   noun

masin₃   salty   noun

masin tangang   hand-cranked sewing machine   noun

masiqi   mosque   noun

maske   even though, however, nevertheless   conjunction

maski apa lai mar   no matter what   interjection

maski bagitu mar   nevertheless   conjunction

maski   even though, however, nevertheless   conjunction

masnaet   crew member, oarsman   noun

masnait   crew member, oarsman   noun

maso   enter   verb

masohi₁   mutual aid, assistance   verb

masohi₂   work on a community project in exchange for cooked food   verb

masoi₁   mutual aid, assistance   verb

masoi₂   work on a community project in exchange for cooked food   verb

maso minta   call upon a woman’s parents in order to ask her hand in marriage   verb

masoso₁   a sudden magical occurence or sign   noun

masoso₂   ominous omen   noun

masu   enter   verb

masukkang   entry, input   noun

mata baliar   checking to see if people are careless enough for some crime carried out without notice   verb

mata bulang   either a fish in the genus Taractes, or the oxeye herring (Megalops cyprinoides)   noun

mata bulu   bamboo stool   noun

mata   pattern on fabric   noun

mata flai   sad eyes   adjective

mata garida   big beautiful eyes   adjective

mata gobang   money-oriented   adjective

mata gora   big beautiful eyes   adjective

matahari makarao   solar eclipse   noun

matahari maso   sunset   noun

matahari miring   the setting sun   noun

matahari nae₁   sunrise   noun

matahari nae₂   east   noun

matahari turun₁   sunset   noun

matahari turun₂   west   noun

mata ikang   corn (skin condition), clavus   noun

mata jalang   fork in the road, crossroads   noun

mata juling₁   cross-eyed   adjective

mata juling₂   squint-eyed   adjective

mata kael   fish hook   noun

matakael   fish hook   noun

matakao   amulet placed in the centre of a garden or village to curse thieves (and thereby act as a deterrent)   noun

mata karanjang   philanderer, womaniser   adjective

matakau   amulet placed in the centre of a garden or village to curse thieves (and thereby act as a deterrent)   noun

mata kepeng   money-oriented   adjective

mata kero₁   cross-eyed   adjective

mata kero₂   squint-eyed   adjective

mata kunang-kunang   dizziness   noun

mata mamboro   asleep, but with eyes slightly open his eyelids   adjective

mata manyala   glaring   verb

mata mera   the metallic starling (Aplonis metallica)   noun

mata peci   red watery eyes   adjective

matari   sun   noun

mata ruma   clan, sharing a surname   noun

mata ruma   family lineage   noun

mata skel   cross-eyed   adjective

mata skeleng   cross-eyed   adjective

mata tampurong   eyes of coconut shell   noun

matawana₁   remain awake late   verb

matawana₂   stay with a bereaved family for support   verb

mati glap   evening   noun

mati harus   determined   adjective

mati kutu   not moving   adjective

mati manggala   faint   verb

mati-mati aer   a certain stage in the curing of concrete   adjective

mati-mati ayam   epilepsy   noun

mati-mati ayang   epilepsy   noun

mati-mati   epilepsy   noun

mati-mati glap   afternoon   noun

mati sabala   paralysed on one side   adjective

matros   sailor in the navy   noun

mawali₁   tough (texture)   adjective

mawali₂   sluggish   adjective

mawe   investigate or find something out through the use of black magic   verb

maweng   village shaman   noun

mayang₁   the aren palm (Arenga pinnata)   noun

mayang₂   over-ripe   noun

mayang₃   very delicious   adjective

mayare₁   dating, going on a date in the evening   verb

mayare₂   philandering, womanising   verb

mayari₁   dating, going on a date in the evening   verb

mayari₂   philandering, womanising   verb

mede-mede   the tree Canarium hirsutum   noun

medi   throw a marble at a ring of marbles to try to knock one out   verb

mei-mei   flying insects   noun

meja makang   dining table   noun

mek   take aim   verb

meku₁   care, notice   verb

meku₂   ignore   verb

melang₁   infertile   adjective

melang₂   not sold   adjective

melang₃   unmarried   adjective

melek₁   a little damaged   adjective

melek₂   food that has started to spoil   noun

meme   mother   noun

menggo   to turn   verb

mengong   stupid   adjective

mentel   promiscuous (slang)   adjective

menyaga   negotiate   verb

menyomba   worship   verb

mera   red   adjective

mesel₁   cement work   noun

mesel₂   cement trowel   noun

mester₁   don’t need   verb

mester₂   money given to the collection plate during church services (the offertory in baptist churches)   noun

mesu   fail to come to term   verb

metal   engine crankshaft bearing   noun

meti   low tide   noun

meti kei₁   low spring tide   adjective

meti kei₂   out of money or food supplies   adjective

meti kei₃   fishing festival in the Kei Islands during the low spring tide   noun

metsel₁   bricklaying   verb

metsel₂   bricklayer’s cement trowel   noun

mika₁   plastic   noun

mika₂   nylon   noun

mina   completely, utterly   adverb

minoi guheba   kite (bird)   noun

minong abis   drink up completely   verb

minong   drink   verb

minta ampong   beg for mercy   verb

minta-minta   hopefully   noun

minya anging   muscle relaxant warming balm   noun

minya bensin   petrol   noun

minya bobo   perfume   noun

minya bobou   perfume   noun

minya   oil   noun

minya gardang   gear oil   noun

minya jalanta   leftover cooking oil, used for frying fish   noun

minyakelang oba   magic wand   noun

minya masin   sewing machine oil   noun

minya-minya   smooth (of the sea)   adjective

minya oli   lubricating oil   noun

minya tana   paraffin   noun

minya wangi   perfume   noun

mir   cement wall   noun

misking   poor   adjective

miskrang   miscarriage   noun

mister   pay attention, take notice   verb

moatang   cargo   noun

moat   load (cargo)   verb

modeblat   fashion magazine   noun

modereng   modern   adjective

modeste   seamstress   noun

moe   beautiful   adjective

mofor   grumble   verb

moi   beautiful   adjective

moko   finger bowl   noun

molae   begin   verb

molai   begin   verb

molai makang   begin to eat   verb

molati   jasmine (Jasminum officinale)   noun

molen daging   meat grinder   noun

molen   cement mixer   noun

moler   prostitute   noun

molo   dive, submerge   verb

momar   the shortfin scad (Decaptherus macrosoma)   noun

momo   mother’s brother   noun

mo-mo   mute   adjective

momou   mute   adjective

mompro   madam (archaic)   noun

moncong   a species of fish (?)   noun

mongare   a young, unmarried man   noun

mongki   monkey   noun

mongmongo   talk or behave in an idiotic, nonsensical manner   verb

mongo-mongo   talk or behave in an idiotic, nonsensical manner   verb

montar₁   mechanic   noun

montar₂   capital, stake   noun

montar₃   mainstay, reliable person   noun

monto   fat   adjective

mopor   angry   adjective

morea aer   freshwater eel, possibly the speckled longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii)   noun

morea   eel   noun

morea karang   the highfin moray eel (Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus)   noun

mor   but   noun

moretu   pejorative term for an ugly person   noun

morka   wrath   noun

morsegu   the Ambon flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus)   noun

mostar   the plant Kutchubaea surinamensis   noun

mot   chop up into pieces   verb

motor ikang   tuna fishing boat   noun

motor jonson   outboard motor   noun

motor landeng   military landing craft   noun

mou-mou   mute   adjective

moyang-moyang   great-grandparents   noun

moyang₁   ancestor   noun

moyang₂   grandfather   noun

muat   loading goods into a boat or car   verb

muhabet   traditional organisation formed to assist in the funeral process   noun

mui₁   mother’s brother’s wife   noun

mui₂   mother’s sister   noun

muka brot   sullen, unfriendly   adjective

muka kaki   shin   noun

muka macang nye   look disappointed   adjective

muka parang   sword edge   noun

muka₁   edge   noun

muka₂   front   noun

muka tabal   shameless   adjective

muka tongke   (?)   adjective

mule₁   a smile   verb

mule₂   to smile   noun

mulu basar   one who is ‘all talk’, who often bluffs and boasts but is in fact cowardly   adjective

mulu   mouth   noun

mulu mamaki   one who often uses abusive language   noun

mulu pamuna’a   glutton   noun

mulu panas   (?) words that rarely miss a beat   noun

mulu papalele   given to tattling on others   adjective

mulu pasnana₁   one who likes to snack   adjective

mulu pasnana₂   greedy   adjective

mulu pleces   one who talks nonsense   noun

mulu pos   (?) one who likes to report   noun

mulu putar bale   one given to lying   adjective

mulu taputar   tell lies   verb

mulu tatu   pursed lips   adjective

mulu tikus   possibly the thick-lipped catfish (Cinetodus crassilabris), but unlikely   noun

mungare   youth   noun

munta-bera   to be afflicted with vomiting and diarrhea   verb

mursegu₁   the Ambon flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus)   noun

mursegu₂   the bur tree (Nauclea orientalis)   noun

mur₁   sugar water tapped from aren palm trees used to make alcohol or bake bread   noun

murung   pensive   adjective

murupa₁   unripe fruit fallen from a tree due to outside influence   noun

murupa₂   failed result of production   noun

murupa₃   pejorative term for an ugly person   noun

musing   season   noun

musnait   paddle   verb

muso satru   enemy   noun

muso₁   enemy   noun

muso₂   be hostile to   verb

mustahak   worthy   adjective

mustahak₁   have a share   noun

mustahak₂   authority   noun

mustahak₃   right (entitlement)   noun

musti   must   verb

musu₁   enemy   noun

musu₂   be hostile to   verb

mutel   marble (toy)   noun