Ma

See also ма

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Abbreviation

Ma

1. May

Usage notes

• Sometimes also written in lowercase as ma.

Symbol

Ma

1. (metrology) Symbol for megannum, a unit of time equal to one million (10⁶) years.
2. (metrology) Symbol for megayears ago, a unit of time equal to one million years ago.

Etymology 2

A common Chinese surname derived from the common noun trad. 馬, simpl. 马 (pinyin: mǎ) "horse".

Proper noun

Ma

1. A common surname of east Asian derivation.

Translations

Chinese surname

• Arabic: ما (ar) (maa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬 (cmn), 马 (cmn) (Mǎ)

• Japanese: 馬 (ja) (ば, Ba), マー (ja) (Mā)

• Korean: 마 (ko) (Ma) (馬 (ko))
• Russian: Ма (ru) (Ma)  (indeclinable)
• Vietnamese: Mã (vi) (馬 (vi)), Ma (vi)