Ma

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Translingual

Symbol

Ma

(fluid mechanics) Mach number.
(metrology) mega-annum, one million years.
Holonym: Ga

Meronym: ka

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

Ma (uncountable)

(informal, in direct address) Mother, mom, mama.

Alternative forms

ma

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ma

Abbreviation of May.

Alternative forms

ma

Etymology 3

Transcription of 馬／马 (mǎ).

Proper noun

Ma

A common surname from Chinese of East Asian derivation.

Translations

Chinese surname

Arabic: مَا (ar) (mā)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬 / 马 (zh) (Mǎ)
Japanese: 馬 (ja) (ば, Ba), マー (Mā)
Korean: 마(馬) (ko) (Ma)
Russian: Ма (ru) (Ma)
Vietnamese: Mã (馬 (vi)), Ma

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Ma

A language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Ma terms

Anagrams

A&M, A. M., am, A. & M., AM, 'am, Am., Am, a.m., a. m., A.M.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 馬／马 (mǎ).

Proper noun

Ma

a surname from Hakka

Tagalog

Etymology

From Cantonese 馬 / 马 (maa⁵).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ma/ [mɐ]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: Ma

Proper noun

Ma (Baybayin spelling ᜋ)

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

Anagrams

am