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maimuță
monkey /majˈmut͡sə/
noun#2921 most common
Also: ape, (figurative) fool, mimic
Example sentences
Maimuța mănâncă o banană.
The monkey eats a banana.
Maimuțele se joacă în copaci.
The monkeys play in the trees.
I-am dat maimuței o banană prin gard.
I gave the monkey a banana through the fence.
Nu te mai purta ca o maimuță în public!
Stop acting like a monkey in public!
Ședința de ieri a fost un adevărat circ cu maimuțe.
Yesterday's meeting was a real circus.
Taci din gură, maimuțo, că vorbești fără să știi nimic!
Shut up, you monkey, you're talking without knowing anything!
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maimuță | maimuțe |
| Genitive | maimuțe | maimuțe |
| Accusative | maimuță | maimuțe |
| Vocative | maimuțo | maimuțelor |
Word family
maimuțoimale monkey
a maimuțărito mimic or ape someone mockingly
maimuțărealămimicry, mocking imitation (informal)
maimuțăriemonkey business, buffoonery
Etymology
The word came into Romanian from Ottoman Turkish maymun, which itself derives from Arabic maymūn, meaning fortunate or blessed. This was a superstitious euphemism, since some cultures avoided naming the animal directly. The term spread across the Balkans under Ottoman influence, and Romanian attached a native feminine noun suffix to the borrowed root to form maimuță.
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