male
gb/mˈeɪl/ us/mˈeɪl/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 1900
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A2
entity
1
A man or boy; masculine animal
A man, boy, or male animal.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[male] [animal/person]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'male' with 'man'. 'Male' can describe both people and animals, while 'man' is only for adult human males.
Visawe
man (Refers specifically to an adult human male, not animals.)
|
boy (Refers specifically to a young male human.)
Vinyume
female (Refers to the opposite biological sex that produces larger reproductive cells (eggs).)
Miunganiko ya maneno
male student
|male colleague
|male lion
|male voice
|male doctor
Mada
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The male lion has a large mane.
- He is the only male in the class.
- Male elephants often travel alone.
- That shelter has both male and female dogs.
- The male actor won an award.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The male cat is bigger than the female.
- He is a male teacher.
- A male bird sings loudly.
- The zoo has a new male panda.
- I saw a male horse in the field.
adjective
A2
property
2
Of the masculine sex
Describes a person or animal that is a man, boy, or male animal.
Muundo wa matumizi:
male [noun]
Kosa la kawaida:
Some learners mistakenly use 'man' instead of 'male' as an adjective. 'Male' is correct before a noun to describe sex.
Visawe
masculine (More formal or used in contrast with feminine; can also refer to gender traits.)
Vinyume
female (Describes the opposite biological sex.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
male athlete
|male voice
|male worker
|male role model
Mada
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- Only male birds sing in this species.
- The company hired more male engineers this year.
- Male students must also take the exam.
- They observed a group of male chimpanzees.
- The male flowers are smaller than the female ones.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- This is a male dog.
- He is a male student.
- The male bird is red.
- A male singer sang on stage.
- We saw a male deer in the park.
adjective
technical
B1
property
3
Having a projecting connector part
Describes something like a plug that goes into another part to connect it.
Muundo wa matumizi:
male [connector/fitting]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse 'male' here with the human/animal sense; in technical contexts it refers to connector type, not gender.
Visawe
plug-type (Informal description emphasizing plug shape.)
Vinyume
female (Describes the matching connector with an opening for the male part.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
male plug
|male connector
|male end
Mada
technology
|engineering
|science
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- This cable has a male connector on one end and a female on the other.
- Insert the male plug into the socket.
- The adapter comes with two male ends.
- They replaced the male fitting with a new one.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- This wire has a male plug.
- Put the male part into the hole.
- The charger has a male end.
- I need a male connector for this cable.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
male
IPA
GB/mˈeɪl/
US/mˈeɪl/
Silabi na mkazo
male (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (male)
Maumbo ya neno
Adjective
- Base: male
Noun
- Base: male
- Plural: males
Familia ya neno
Semi
male and female
1/mˈeɪl ˈænd fˈimˌeɪl/
fixed phrase
Both sexes together
Describes both men/boys and women/girls, or both sexes of animals or plants.
Mifano
- The shelter has both male and female cats.
- They hired an equal number of male and female workers.
the male of the species
1/ðə mˈeɪl əv ðə spˈiʃiz/
fixed phrase
Masculine member of species
The man, boy, or male animal of a certain kind, compared to the female one.
Mifano
- In some birds, the male of the species is more colorful than the female.
- The male of the species usually guards the nest.