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English
Etymology
From French mauve#French|mauve, from Latin malva, �mallow�, which has a purple colour. First coined in 1856 by the chemist w:William Henry Perkin|William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.
Pronunciation
IPA|/m��v/
audio|en-us-mauve.ogg|Audio (US)
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Noun
en-noun
- historical A bright purple synthetic dye.
- colour The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet color|colour.
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Quotations
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Translations
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Dutch: mauve n, paars n
Finnish: malvanväri
French: mauve#French|mauve m
Greek: μÏ�β (mov), ιÏ�δεÏ� (iódhes), μαβί (mavÃ), Ï�οÏ�Ï�Ï�Ï�Ï� (porfiró)
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Ido: malva
Italian: malva
Spanish: malva
Japanese: ���� (m�buiro), ��� (fujiiro)
Vietnamese: (mà u) cẩm quỳ
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Adjective
en-adj
- colour having a pale purple colour.
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Translations
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Dutch: mauve, paars
Finnish: malvanvärinen
Japanese: ����� (m�buiro no), ���� (fujiiro no)
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Russian: �озова�о-лилов�й
Vietnamese: (mà u) cẩm quỳ
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See also
Wiktionary Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours
French
Pronunciation
IPA|/mov/
Etymology 1
From Latin malva, �mallow�, which has a purple colour.
Noun
fr-noun|f
- mallow
fr-noun|m
- mauve#English|mauve
Adjective
fr-adj|feminine=mauve
- mauve#English|mauve
Etymology 2
Cognate with mouette, Old English mæw, English mew, German Möwe, Polish mewa
Noun
fr-noun|f
- mew, gull, seagull
Synonyms
mouette f
goéland m
Related terms
mauviette f
mauvis m
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Category:Colors
Category:Purples
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