mâ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"
Jersey Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔː/
Adjective
mâ
Khiamniungan Naga
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma⁵²/
Noun
mâ
Lahu
Noun
mâ
References
- James A. Matisoff, The Grammar of Lahu
Ligurian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maː/
Etymology 1
From Latin mare, from Proto-Italic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.
Noun
mâ m (invariable)
Related terms
- mainâ (“sailor”)
Etymology 2
Adverb
mâ
Noun
mâ m (invariable)
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
Inherited from French ma (“my”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma/
- Rhymes: -a
Determiner
mâ
- 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