"mamu" meaning in Basque

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q8752 (eus)-Xabier Cañas-mamu.wav
Forms: Déclinaison, mamua [singular], mamuak [plural], mamuk [indefinite], mamuak [singular], mamuek [plural], mamuri [indefinite, dative], mamuari [singular, dative], mamuei [plural, dative], mamuren [indefinite, genitive], mamuaren [singular, genitive], mamuen [plural, genitive], mamurekin [indefinite, comitative], mamuarekin [singular, comitative], mamuekin [plural, comitative], mamurentzat [indefinite], mamuarentzat [singular], mamuentzat [plural], mamurengatik [indefinite, causative], mamuarengatik [singular, causative], mamuengatik [plural, causative], mamuz [indefinite, instrumental], mamuaz [singular, instrumental], mamuez [plural, instrumental], mamutan [indefinite, inessive], mamuan [singular, inessive], mamuetan [plural, inessive], mamutako [indefinite, locative], mamuko [singular, locative], mamuetako [plural, locative], mamutara [indefinite, allative], mamura [singular, allative], mamuetara [plural, allative], mamutaraino [indefinite], mamuraino [singular], mamuetaraino [plural], mamutarantz [indefinite], mamurantz [singular], mamuetarantz [plural], mamutarako [indefinite], mamurako [singular], mamuetarako [plural], mamutatik [indefinite, ablative], mamutik [singular, ablative], mamuetatik [plural, ablative], mamurik [indefinite, partitive], mamutzat [indefinite]
  1. Fantôme.
    Sense id: fr-mamu-eu-noun-jAfJZYBv Categories (other): Exemples en basque, Lexique en basque du fantastique
  2. Croquemitaine.
    Sense id: fr-mamu-eu-noun-nVaQIv8b Categories (other): Exemples en basque
  3. Épouvantail.
    Sense id: fr-mamu-eu-noun-9~4dCeDu Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en basque
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Noms communs en basque, Basque, Étymologies en basque incluant une reconstruction
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      "form": "mamuak",
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      ]
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      "form": "mamuren",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuaren",
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      "form": "mamurentzat",
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        "Bénéfactif"
      ],
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        "indefinite"
      ]
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      "form": "mamuarentzat",
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        "Bénéfactif"
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      "form": "mamuentzat",
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        "Bénéfactif"
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "mamurengatik",
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      "form": "mamuarengatik",
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      "form": "mamuengatik",
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        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuz",
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        "indefinite",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "mamuaz",
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        "singular",
        "instrumental"
      ]
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      "form": "mamuez",
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        "plural",
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    },
    {
      "form": "mamutan",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuan",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuetan",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamutako",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuko",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuetako",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamutara",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamura",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuetara",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamutaraino",
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        "Terminatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuraino",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Terminatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuetaraino",
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        "Terminatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamutarantz",
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        "Directif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Directif"
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      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "mamutarako",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Destinatif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mamurako",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Destinatif"
      ],
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "ablative"
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        "partitive"
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        "Épouvantail."
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      "form": "mamuari",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
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      "form": "mamuei",
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        "dative"
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      "form": "mamuren",
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      "form": "mamuaren",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuen",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamurekin",
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        "indefinite",
        "comitative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mamuarekin",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "comitative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mamuekin",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "comitative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mamurentzat",
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        "Bénéfactif"
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        "indefinite"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mamuarentzat",
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        "Bénéfactif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuentzat",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Bénéfactif"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamurengatik",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuarengatik",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuengatik",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuz",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuaz",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuez",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamutan",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuan",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamuetan",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamutako",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "mamuko",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mamutara",
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        "allative"
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "allative"
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        "plural",
        "allative"
      ]
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        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
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        "Terminatif"
      ],
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        "singular"
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        "Terminatif"
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        "plural"
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      ],
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        "indefinite"
      ]
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Directif"
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        "singular"
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      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "indefinite"
      ]
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        "singular"
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        "ablative"
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        "ablative"
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    {
      "form": "mamurik",
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        "indefinite",
        "partitive"
      ]
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      "form": "mamutzat",
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        "Prolatif"
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          "text": "gauez mamuak ikusten ditut.",
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          "text": "mamua etortzen bada, jan egingo zaitu!",
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        "Croquemitaine."
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        "Épouvantail."
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