mother: matro (formerly patr-ino); the father and m.: la genitori (formerly (ge-)patri); adoptive m.: adopto-matro; the Queen M.: rejo-matro; grandm.: av-ino; m.-in-law: bo-matro; stepm.: stifa-matro;m.-tongue: matrala linguo; m.-liquor: matr-aquo; -liness: matr-em-eso; m.-country: matra lando (cf. nasko lando, patrio); m.hood: matr-eso, m.less: sen-matra; m.ly: matr-ala, -atra.
mother-of-pearl: perlomatr-a, -o.
motif: (art, music) motifo.
motion: (movement) mov-(ad)o (cf. movimento); (proposal) propozo; (a sign) signo; make a m. to: facar signo ad; (move a resolution) propozar; perpetual m.: perpetua mov(ad)o; to put in motion: igar movar; to carry a m.: adoptar propozo; m. to and fro: movo-altern-anta; to second a m.: sekondar propozo; m.less: sen-mova, ne-mov-anta.
motivate: motiv-izar (cf. efekt-igar, incitar; instigar).
motive: (adj.) mov-anta, -iva; (reason for acting) motivo; m. power: movo-povo, mov-iv-eso; to allege, to state a m. for, the m. of: motiv-izar.
motley: (parti-coloured) bunta; (mixed) mix-ita, divers-(ach)a; heterogena.
motor: (mechan.) motoro; m. car: automobilo; motor-veturo; gasoline m.: gazolin-motoro; m. cycle: motor-biciklo.
mottled: (horse) kun ronda makuli (mix-kolora); (of soap, etc.) vein-iz-ita, marmor-um-ita.
motto: moto.
mouflon: muflono.
mould: see mold.
moult: mu-ar, -eskar (intr.).
mound: ter-amaso; (natural elevation) kolin-eto (cf. tumulo).
mount: (a horse, a stairway) (intr.) acensar (sur); (a machin, a gem) munt-ar; (elevate, raise on high) elevar; (prices) augmentar; (guard) (intr.) facionar; (guns on a ship) portar; (on someone’s back) hisar su.
mount: (small hill) kolin-(et)o; mont-eto; (mountain) monto; (a horse) kavalo; (a ride) kavalko; M. Etna: monto Etna; M.Blanc: la Blanka Monto; m. up: (become large) (plu-) grand-eskar.
mountain: mont(eg)o; m. chain: montaro, monto-kateno.
mountaineer: (one who lives in mountains) mont-ano; (one who climbs mountains) monto-acens-ero, -isto.
mountainous: mont-oza; (fig.) enorma.
mountebank: sharlatano.
mounted on: kavalkar sur; kavalk-anta.
mounting: (tech.) munt-o, -uro.
mourn: (groan) jem-ar (pri, pro); (lament) lamentar (pri); (cry) (intr.) plorar; (deplore) deplorar, plore regretar; (to be in mourning) traurar (intr.); m.ing clothes: traur-ala vesto; be in deep m.ing: portar granda trauro; to wear m.ing: traurar.
mournful: trist-(eg)a, traur-ala, -oza.
mouse: muso.
moustache: labio-barbo; (of animals) labio-pili; -d: labio-barb-oza.
mouth: boko (also fig.); (of rivers) ek-flu-eyo; (of things) en-ir-eyo, apert-uro, orifico; (of a bottle) truo; kolo (di botelo); to make m.s at: facar la muzelo; grimasar; with open m.: be-anta; closed m.: boko kloz-ita; -ful: bokedo-de; m.-piece: (of instr.) boko-peco; (spokesman) vice-parol-anto, -ero; interpret-anto, -ero, isto; organo, (per la) voco (di); shut the m. of: tac-igar (ulu); to live from hand to m.: vivar de un dio ad altra; wide m.: larja boko.
movable: mov-ebla, ne-fixa; (capable) mov-iva; (tendency) mov-ema.
movables: (things that can be moved) mov-ebl-ajo; (legal sense, also furniture) mobli.
move: (set in motion, stir) (tr., intr.) movar; (feelings) (intr.) emoc-ar, -eskar, (tr.) -igar; (propose) propozar; (excite, induce) ecitar, agitar; igar; (change residence) chanjar o livar (sua) loj-eyo, transportar sua mobli; (to carry away) transportar (for, ek-) portar; (in chess) strokar; m. away: eskartar (de); for-prenar (ulo); for-irar; m. back: restaurar; ri-portar, ad-potrtar; m. backward: retro-irar, -marchar; regresar;m. down: decensar; m. forward: avancar; m. in: loj-eskar, en-irar nova loj-eyo; start to m.: mov-eskar.
