mm

mm

See also: Mm, MM, mm., Mm., MM., .mm, m.m., and M&M

㎜ U+339C, ㎜ SQUARE MM ← ㎛ [U+339B] CJK Compatibility ㎝ → [U+339D]

Translingual

Alternative forms

• (roman numeral): MM, MDD, mdd

Symbol

mm

1. (metrology) Symbol for millimetre (millimeter), an SI unit of length equal to 10⁻³ metres (meters).

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English

Noun

mm

1. Abbreviation of month (in two-digit numeric format, as in: dd/mm/yyyy)

Interjection

mm

1. Alternative form of mmm

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Egyptian

Etymology

Both Gardiner and Allen suggest the preposition could be a reduplicated form of m (“in”).[1][2] Gardiner takes the adverb separately and considers it apparently an 18th Dynasty development from jmj.[3]

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛm/
  • Conventional anglicization: mem

Preposition

1. among

Usage notes

Only used with plural pronouns and plural nouns, e.g. ẖrd mm bꜣkw (“a child among the servants”) or nouns with a plural sense, e.g. ngꜣw mm mnmnt (“A steer amongst the herd”).

mm is used in a more abstract or general sense than jmjtw, which refers more to a specific physical position among some nouns.

Inflection

Adverbial forms of mm  

mm	mm jrj

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mm  

mm	mmj	mmj	mmj

Derived terms

• mm jrj

Adverb

1. among them, therein

Alternative forms

See the alternative forms given for the prepositional usage above.

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86.
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

1. Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 132
2. Allen, James P. (2017) A Grammar of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts, Volume 1: Unis, page 69.
3. Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 156

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Finnish

Noun

mm

1. (cooking) Abbreviation of maustemitta.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• m.m.
• MM

Etymology 1

Short form of måned (“month”), from Old Norse mánaðr (“month”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), from earlier *méh₁n̥ss, probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔːnə(d)/
• Rhymes: -ɔːnə, -əd
• Hyphenation: m‧m
• Homophones: måne, måned

Noun

mm

1. Abbreviation of måned ("month"), in a two-digit numeric format used for dates

   dd/mm/åååå ― dd/mm/yyyy

   Synonym: måned

Synonyms

• måned

Related terms

• ddmmåå, ddmmåååå, DDMMÅÅ, DDMMÅÅÅÅ, dd/mm/åå, dd/mm/åååå, DD/MM/ÅÅ, DD/MM/ÅÅÅÅ

See also

• dd, åååå, åå

Etymology 2

Short form of millimeter ("millimeter").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪlːɪmeːtər/
• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: mil‧li‧me‧ter
• Homophone: millimeter

Symbol

mm

1. (metrology) Symbol for millimeter (millimetre), an SI unit of length equal to 10⁻³ meters (metres).

   Synonym: millimeter

Etymology 3

An onomatopoeia for a sound made by the human mouth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mː/, /əm/, /mːm̩/
• Rhymes: -əm
• Hyphenation: mm
• Homophones: mhm, ehm

Interjection

mm

1. (onomatopoeia) An expression used to show contentment for something which smells or tastes good

   mm, paien lukter himmelsk!

   mm, the pie smells heavenly!

2. (onomatopoeia) An expression used to show thought, reflection or hesitation

   mm, jeg er ikke helt sikker...

   mm, I am not so sure...

   Synonym: ehm

3. (onomatopoeia) An expression used to express agreement with something

   mm, det er jeg helt enig i!

   mm, I completely agree with that!

   Synonym: mhm

Synonyms

• ehm, mhm

References

• “mm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “mm” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Spanish

Noun

mm m (plural mms)

1. Abbreviation of milímetro.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• m.m.

Phrase

mm

1. Initialism of med mera.