mā
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"
Japanese
Romanization
mā
- Rōmaji transcription of まあ
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- ma (nonstandard)
Romanization
mā (ma1, Zhuyin ㄇㄚ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妈, 媽/妈.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬤/嬷, 嬷.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 孑.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抵.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摨.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擳/𰓜.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虿.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚂.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麵/面.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抹.
Maori
Etymology
Contraction of marama.[1]
Noun
mā
- (colour/color) white
See also
- tea (mi)
mā, tea | kiwikiwi | pango |
whero, kura | karaka; parauri | kōwhai, renga |
kākāriki | kārikiuri | |
kikorangi | kahurangi | |
tūāuri | waiporoporo | māwhero |
References
- “Notes on the Colour Sense of the Maori”, in Transactions and the Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, volume 12, issue 2, Royal Society of New Zealand, 1879, pages 153–158
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [mʲæ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /mʲæj/
- Bender phonemes: {may}
Noun
mā
- breadfruit.
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of mā – see 嘛 (“also”). (This character, mā, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嘛.) |
Namuyi
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa. Cognate to Burmese ဝါး (wa:).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma˨˨˦]
Noun
mā
- bamboo
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- मा (Devanagari script)
- মা (Bengali script)
- මා (Sinhalese script)
- မာ or မႃ (Burmese script)
- มา (Thai script)
- ᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ມາ (Lao script)
- មា (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit मा (mā, “do not”).
Particle
mā
- (prohibitive) do not
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mā f
- mother
- moon
Samoan
Pronoun
mā
- First person dual exclusive
- we (he/she and I, but not you)
See also
Samoan personal pronouns
singular | dual | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st person | aʻu, ʻou | māʻua, mā (exclusive) tāʻua, tā (inclusive) | mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive) | ||
2nd person | ʻoe, ʻe | ʻoulua | ʻoutou, tou | ||
3rd person | ia, na | lāʻua | lātou |
Tocharian B
Particle
mā
- no, not
- (before an adjective) un-, in-
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaː/
- Hyphenation: mā
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *maqa.
Noun
mā
- (to a male) brother-in-law (one's sister's husband)
- (to a male) cousin-in-law (one's cousin's husband)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *ma. Cognates include Tuvaluan maa and Samoan mā.
Noun
mā
- shame
- embarrassment
Verb
mā (plural mamā)
- (stative) to be ashamed
- (stative) to be embarrassed
Etymology 3
From Proto-Polynesian *maqa. Cognates include Maori mā and Samoan mā.
Preposition
mā
- Marks the intent of an alianably possessed object; for, about
See also
- mō
Etymology 4
From Proto-Polynesian *ma. Cognates include Tuvaluan maa and Samoan mā.
Pronoun
mā
- we two (exclusive)
See also
Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | dual | plural | ||
long | short | |||
1st person (excl.) | au, kita1 | ki māua | ki mā | ki mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ki tāua | ki tā | ki tātou |
2nd person | koe | koulua | koutou | |
3rd person | ia | ki lāua | ki lā | ki lātou |
Agentive clitic | ||||
singular | dual | plural | ||
1st person (excl.) | kō | ki mā | ki mātou | |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ki tā | ki tātou | |
2nd person | kē | koulua | koutou | |
3rd person | ia | ki lā | ki lātou | |
1) Sympathetic *) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase. |
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | dual | plural | ||
long | short | |||
1st person (excl.) | o oku, o kita1 | o māua | o mā | o mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | o tāua | o tā | o tātou |
2nd person | o ōu, o koe | o koulua | o koutou | |
3rd person | o ona | o lāua | o lā | o lātou |
Alienable (A-type) | ||||
singular | dual | plural | ||
long | short | |||
1st person (excl.) | a aku, a kita1 | a māua | a mā | a mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | a tāua | a tā | a tātou |
2nd person | a āu, a koe | a koulua | a koutou | |
3rd person | a ana | a lāua | a lā | a lātou |
1) Sympathetic *) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns |
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
long | short | long | short | |||||
1st person (excl.) | toku, tota1 | to māua | to mā | to mātou | oku, ota1 | o māua | o mā | o mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | to tāua | to tā | to tātou | ― | o tāua | o tā | o tātou |
2nd person | tō | toulua | toutou | ō | oulua | outou | ||
3rd person | tona | to lāua | to lā | to lātou | ona | o lāua | o lā | o lātou |
Definite alienable (A-type) | ||||||||
singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
long | short | long | short | |||||
1st person (excl.) | taku, tata1 | ta māua | ta mā | ta mātou | aku, ata1 | a māua | a mā | a mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ta tāua | ta tā | ta tātou | ― | a tāua | a tā | a tātou |
2nd person | tau | taulua | tautou | au | aulua | autou | ||
3rd person | tana | ta lāua | ta lā | ta lātou | ana | a lāua | a lā | a lātou |
Indefinite inalienable (O-type) | ||||||||
singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
long | short | long | short | |||||
1st person (excl.) | hoku, hota1 | ho māua | ho mā | ho mātou | ni oku, ni ota1 | ni o māua | ni o mā | ni o mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ho tāua | ho tā | ho tātou | ― | ni o tāua | ni o tā | ni o tātou |
2nd person | hō | houlua | houtou | ni ō | ni oulua | ni outou | ||
3rd person | hona | ho lāua | ho lā | ho lātou | ni ona | ni o lāua | ni o lā | ni o lātou |
Indefinite alienable (A-type) | ||||||||
singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
long | short | long | short | |||||
1st person (excl.) | haku, hata1 | ha māua | ha mā | ha mātou | ni aku, ni ata1 | ni a māua | ni a mā | ni a mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ha tāua | ha tā | ha tātou | ― | ni a tāua | ni a tā | ni a tātou |
2nd person | hau | haulua | hautou | ni au | ni aulua | ni autou | ||
3rd person | hana | ha lāua | ha lā | ha lātou | ni ana | ni a lāua | ni a lā | ni a lātou |
1) Sympathetic |
Verb
mā
- (transitive) to presume, assume, think
Etymology 6
Borrowed from Samoan ma'a.
Noun
mā
- object made of stone
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 198