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mou¹

Where it comes from

From Cantonese 冇 (mou5), also influenced by Malay mau variant of mahu (“to want”).

particle

  1. Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial Sentence-final particle, forming a tag question. Kopitiam mou?

MoU²

noun MoUs · MOU · M.O.U. · M. O. U.

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of memorandum of understanding Mr Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's history, is seeking another term in the elections scheduled for later this year, with his political rivals using the MoU as a strick to beat him with before October's vote.

MOU³

noun MOUs

  1. alternative Alternative form of MoU “I don’t think it is possible run an effective transition without entering into the MOUs in order to get access to critical government support,” Max Stier, the president and CEO of the nonprofit and nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service, told CNN. […] GSA “is prepared to provide services to the

Mou⁴

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Chinese 牟 (Móu).

proper noun Mous

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: yin, lum, moo, moe, poi, poes, parliament, pes, aide-mémoire, memo, memorandum, arrangement, memory, protocol, understanding, soft

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mou. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mou

Chicago

"mou." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mou.

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@misc{mou_2026,
  title = {mou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}