mâ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Jersey Dutch

Alternative forms

• mûx

Etymology

From Dutch moe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔː/

Adjective

mâ

1. tired

Lahu

Noun

mâ

1. woman

References

• James A. Matisoff, The Grammar of Lahu

Ligurian

o mâ – the sea

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː/

Etymology 1

From Latin mare, from Proto-Italic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun

mâ m (invariable)

1. sea

Related terms

• mainâ (“sailor”)

Etymology 2

From Latin male.

Adverb

mâ

1. badly, wrongly

Noun

mâ m (invariable)

1. evil, harm
2. pain, ache, illness, sickness, disease

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French ma (“my”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma/
• Rhymes: -a

Determiner

mâ

1. feminine of mô (“my”)

Usage notes

The presence of grammatical gender varies by dialect. Thus some Louisiana Creole speakers may tend to use mô before traditionally feminine nouns.

Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ma. Cognate to Burmese မ (ma.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma˥]

Adverb

mâ

1. not