mundu

See also: mũndũ and mûndu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam മുണ്ട് (muṇṭŭ).

Noun

mundu (plural mundus)

1. A garment resembling a dhoti, worn around the waist in Kerala, the Tulunadu region, and Maldives.

Anagrams

• dunum

Asturian

Alternative forms

• mundiu

Etymology

From Latin mundus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmundu/ [ˈmũn̪.d̪u]
• Rhymes: -undu
• Syllabification: mun‧du

Noun

mundu m (plural mundos)

1. world

Related terms

• mundial

Further reading

• “mundu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “mundu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Basque

Etymology

Either a learned borrowing from Latin mundus or from Spanish mundo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mundu/ [mũn̪.d̪u]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -undu, -u
• Hyphenation: mun‧du

Noun

mundu inan

1. world

Declension

Declension of mundu (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	mundu	mundua	munduak	munduok
ergative	munduk	munduak	munduek	munduok
dative	munduri	munduari	munduei	munduoi
genitive	munduren	munduaren	munduen	munduon
comitative	mundurekin	munduarekin	munduekin	munduokin
causative	mundurengatik	munduarengatik	munduengatik	munduongatik
benefactive	mundurentzat	munduarentzat	munduentzat	munduontzat
instrumental	munduz	munduaz	munduez	munduotaz
inessive	mundutan	munduan	munduetan	munduotan
locative	mundutako	munduko	munduetako	munduotako
allative	mundutara	mundura	munduetara	munduotara
terminative	mundutaraino	munduraino	munduetaraino	munduotaraino
directive	mundutarantz	mundurantz	munduetarantz	munduotarantz
destinative	mundutarako	mundurako	munduetarako	munduotarako
ablative	mundutatik	mundutik	munduetatik	munduotatik
partitive	mundurik	—	—	—
prolative	mundutzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• Mundu Berria (“New World”)
• mundu honetatik bestera joan (“to pass away”)
• mundu txiki (“microcosm”)
• mundu zabal (“whole wide world”)
• mundu-gerra (“world war”)
• mundu-herri (“humanity”)
• mundua mundu (“always, forever”)
• mundua mundu denetik (“forever, always”)
• mundua utzi (“to pass away”)
• mundualdi (“one's life”)
• munduan sartu (“to be born”)
• mundukoi (“mundane”)
• mundura ekarri (“to give birth”)
• mundura etorri (“to be born”)
• mundura jaio (“to be born”)
• munduratu (“to be born”)
• mundutar (“mundane”)
• mundutarkeria (“mundanity”)
• mundutik atera (“to pass away”)
• mundutik joan (“to pass away”)
• munduz mundu (“wandering”)
• munduzale (“mundane”)

Further reading

• “mundu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “mundu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Kamba

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).

Noun

mundu class 1 (plural andu)

1. a man

Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese mundo.

Noun

mundu

1. world
2. Earth

Mpoto

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).

Noun

mundu class 1 (plural bhandu)

1. person, human being

Mwera

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).

Noun

mundu class 1 (plural bhandu)

1. person, human being

Ngoni

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).

Noun

mundu (plural wandu)

1. person

Old Norse

Verb

mundu

1. third-person plural past indicative of munu
2. past tense infinitive of munu

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish mundo and Portuguese mundo.

Noun

mundu

1. world

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin mundus.

Noun

mundu m (plural mundos)

1. world; Earth
2. humanity

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

mundu class III (plural miundu class IV)

1. cutlass, sickle

Taita

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).

Noun

mundu class 1 (plural wandu)

1. person
2. mankind

References

• Bible Society of Kenya, Biblia Ilagho Jiboie Kwa Wandu Wose, 1997 - KUZOYA 1:27

Yao (Africa)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”). Cognate with Chichewa munthu and Tumbuka munthu.

Noun

mundu class 1 (plural ŵandu)

1. person

Derived terms

• jwakwulaga mundu (“murderer”)
• mundu wa Mlungu (“saint”)

References

• Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya

Yogad

Etymology

From Spanish mundo (“world”).

Noun

mundu

1. world