English[]
Pronunciation[]
Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
Abbreviation[]
Ma sometimes ma
ma
- megannum. One million years.
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Plural |
Ma ({{{1}}}) (usually used in the plural)
- (astronomy) milli-second of arc
Noun[]
Singular |
Plural |
Ma ({{{1}}}) (not generally used in the plural)
Usage notes[]
- Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person.
- Hey, Ma, I’d like you to meet my friend Jamie.
Synonyms[]
Translations[]
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Anagrams[]
Breton[]
Pronoun[]
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Interjection[]
Ma [[Category:Template:Br interjections|Ma]]
- good!
Conjunction[]
Ma [[Category:Template:Br conjunctions|Ma]]
- that
- if
Synonyms[]
Dorze[]
Noun[]
Ma [[Category:Template:Doz nouns|Ma]]
- bee (insect)
Dutch[]
Noun[]
Ma m. (plural ma's, diminutive maatje, diminutive plural maatjes)
Synonyms[]
- mama
- moeder
See also[]
- oma
- pa
Estonian[]
Pronoun[]
Ma [[Category:Template:Et pronouns|Ma]]
Finnish[]
Etymology 1[]
From maanantai.
Abbreviation[]
Ma
- maanantai (Monday)
Etymology 2[]
Pronoun[]
Ma
Synonyms[]
- minä (standard Finnish)
- mie (dialectal)
- mä (colloquial)
- mää (dialectal)
French[]
Pronunciation[]
Adjective[]
Ma f. (singular)
Related terms[]
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Hungarian[]
Pronunciation[]
Adverb[]
Ma
- today
Noun[]
Ma (plural mák)
- today
Declension[]
Template:Hu-decl-k-backTemplate:Hu-pos-tok
Derived terms[]
- jobb ma egy veréb, mint holnap egy túzok
- mai
Ido[]
Conjunction[]
Ma
- but
Italian[]
Etymology[]
Conjunction[]
Ma
- but
References[]
- ↑ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951
Japanese[]
Noun[]
Ma (hiragana ま, katakana マ)
- ま: hiragana character ma
- マ: katakana character ma
- 間: space, room
- 魔: evil spirit
Livonian[]
Pronoun[]
Ma [[Category:Template:Liv pronouns|Ma]]
Lojban[]
Particle[]
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- Used as a sumti, the word indicates asking for that sumti; thus it is equivalent to any of the English question words who, where, how, etc.
Mandarin[]
Pronunciation[]
audio noicon (file)
Particle[]
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- An interrogative marker; a calling for either agreement or disagreement.
- OK ma?
- is it OK?
- 你伩他/她吗?
- 你说普通话吗?
- 你们说英语吗?
- 你們説英語嗎?
- Nǐmen shuō Yīngyǔ ma?
- Do you (plural) speak English?
- Nǐmen shuō Yīngyǔ ma?
Noun[]
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- horse
Derived terms[]
- niutoubuduimazui
Pinyin[]
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- 么: interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender
- 吗: final interrogative particle
- 嗎: final interrogative particle
- 嘛: final exclamatory particle
- 嚈:
- 麼: interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
- 麽: interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
Pinyin syllable[]
ma
- Nonstandard spelling of mā.
- Nonstandard spelling of má.
- Nonstandard spelling of mǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of mà.
Usage notes[]
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Nigerian Pidgin[]
Determiner[]
ma
Old French[]
Pronoun[]
Ma f. (masculine mon, plural mes)
- my (first-person singular possessive pronoun)
Descendants[]
- French: ma
Old Frisian[]
Cardinal number[]
ma
- (cardinal) one
Pitjantjatjara[]
Adverb[]
Ma [[Category:Template:Pjt adverbs|Ma]]
- away
Polish[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /ma/
Verb[]
Ma
- Third-person singular present indicative form of mieć.
- Andrzej ma 18 lat. – Andrzej is 18 years old.
Pronoun[]
Ma f.
Synonyms[]
- moja
Scots[]
Pronunciation[]
- [[w:Template:Sco phonology|IPA]]: /ma/, /mə/
Pronoun[]
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Scottish Gaelic[]
Adverb[]
Ma
- if
- Ma tha thu 'g iarrraidh sin... - If you want that...
Usage notes[]
- If followed by the future tense, the relative future tense is used.
- Dèan e, ma thogras tu. - Do it, if you want.
Sumerian[]
Conjunction[]
Ma [[Category:Template:Sux conjunctions|Ma]]
- and
- but
Tz'utujil[]
Adverb[]
ma
- not
Vietnamese[]
Pronunciation[]
- [[w:Template:Vi phonology|IPA]]: /ˈmɑː/
Noun[]
Ma [[Category:Template:Vi nouns|Ma]]
- ghost (spirit appearing after death)
This Vietnamese entry was created from the translations listed at ghost. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see Ma in the Vietnamese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) January 2009
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