# maho
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho, theorized to derive with maha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑho
* Hyphenation: ma‧ho

### Adjective

maho (comparative mahompi, superlative mahoin)
* barren, sterile, unable to bear children

#### Declension

Possessive forms of maho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mahoni
mahoni
accusative
nom.
mahoni
mahoni
gen.
mahoni
genitive
mahoni
mahojeni
partitive
mahoani
mahojani
inessive
mahossani
mahoissani
elative
mahostani
mahoistani
illative
mahooni
mahoihini
adessive
mahollani
mahoillani
ablative
maholtani
mahoiltani
allative
maholleni
mahoilleni
essive
mahonani
mahoinani
translative
mahokseni
mahoikseni
abessive
mahottani
mahoittani
instructive
comitative
—mahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mahosi
mahosi
accusative
nom.
mahosi
mahosi
gen.
mahosi
genitive
mahosi
mahojesi
partitive
mahoasi
mahojasi
inessive
mahossasi
mahoissasi
elative
mahostasi
mahoistasi
illative
mahoosi
mahoihisi
adessive
mahollasi
mahoillasi
ablative
maholtasi
mahoiltasi
allative
mahollesi
mahoillesi
essive
mahonasi
mahoinasi
translative
mahoksesi
mahoiksesi
abessive
mahottasi
mahoittasi
instructive
comitative
—mahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mahomme
mahomme
accusative
nom.
mahomme
mahomme
gen.
mahomme
genitive
mahomme
mahojemme
partitive
mahoamme
mahojamme
inessive
mahossamme
mahoissamme
elative
mahostamme
mahoistamme
illative
mahoomme
mahoihimme
adessive
mahollamme
mahoillamme
ablative
maholtamme
mahoiltamme
allative
mahollemme
mahoillemme
essive
mahonamme
mahoinamme
translative
mahoksemme
mahoiksemme
abessive
mahottamme
mahoittamme
instructive
comitative
—mahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mahonne
mahonne
accusative
nom.
mahonne
mahonne
gen.
mahonne
genitive
mahonne
mahojenne
partitive
mahoanne
mahojanne
inessive
mahossanne
mahoissanne
elative
mahostanne
mahoistanne
illative
mahoonne
mahoihinne
adessive
mahollanne
mahoillanne
ablative
maholtanne
mahoiltanne
allative
mahollenne
mahoillenne
essive
mahonanne
mahoinanne
translative
mahoksenne
mahoiksenne
abessive
mahottanne
mahoittanne
instructive
comitative
—mahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mahonsa
mahonsa
accusative
nom.
mahonsa
mahonsa
gen.
mahonsa
genitive
mahonsa
mahojensa
partitive
mahoaan mahoansa
mahojaan mahojansa
inessive
mahossaan mahossansa
mahoissaan mahoissansa
elative
mahostaan mahostansa
mahoistaan mahoistansa
illative
mahoonsa
mahoihinsa
adessive
mahollaan mahollansa
mahoillaan mahoillansa
ablative
maholtaan maholtansa
mahoiltaan mahoiltansa
allative
maholleen mahollensa
mahoilleen mahoillensa
essive
mahonaan mahonansa
mahoinaan mahoinansa
translative
mahokseen mahoksensa
mahoikseen mahoiksensa
abessive
mahottaan mahottansa
mahoittaan mahoittansa
instructive
comitative
—mahoineen mahoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* hedelmätön, steriili

#### Derived terms

* mahous

### Further reading

* “maho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Blend of manusia (“man”) +‎ homo (“homosexual”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaho]
* Hyphenation: ma‧ho

### Noun

maho (plural maho-maho)
* (slang) homosexual

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho. Cognates include Finnish maho and Veps maho.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑho
* Hyphenation: ma‧ho

### Adjective

maho (comparative mahomp)
* barren (unable to bear children)

#### Derived terms

* mahopilvi
* umpimaho

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 290

## Japanese
### Romanization

maho
* Rōmaji transcription of まほ

## Ladino
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.xo/

### Adjective

maho
* quiet
* calm

## Old High German
### Alternative forms

* mago

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mahō.

### Noun

maho m
* poppy

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: mahe, mahen, mān, magen, mage
** Cimbrian: mago
** German: Mohn
*** → Estonian: moon
** Swabian: mage
** → Estonian: magun
** → Latvian: magone
** → Lithuanian: aguona

## Pali
### 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
* nominative singular of maha

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho. Related to Finnish maho.

### Adjective

maho
* barren, sterile, unable to have children

#### Inflection
### 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

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho]
* Rhymes: -ɑho
* Hyphenation: ma‧ho

### Adjective

maho
* sterile, barren

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “maho”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn