maas
English
Etymology 1
From Zulu.
Pronunciation
- enPR: mäs, IPA(key): /mɑːs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɑːs
Noun
maas (uncountable)
- (South Africa) sour milk
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
From the verb to maa.
Pronunciation
- enPR: mäz, IPA(key): /mɑːz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɑːz
Verb
maas
- third-person singular simple present indicative of maa
See also
- laal maas (etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams
Cebuano
Adjective
maas
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)
- 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
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
maas
- alternative form of mace (“mace”)
Etymology 2
Noun
maas
- alternative form of macys
Tetum
Verb
maas
- to yawn