ма
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Bulgarian[edit]
Interjection[edit]
ма • (ma)
- (vulgar, pejorative) Placed at the end of a sentence, when directed at a woman, as a strongly offensive intensifier.
Dungan[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Cognate to Standard Mandarin 馬 / 马 (mǎ)
Noun[edit]
ма (ma)
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate to Standard Mandarin 媽 / 妈 (mā)
Noun[edit]
ма (ma)
Etymology 3[edit]
Cognate to Standard Mandarin 罵 / 骂 (mà)
Verb[edit]
ма (ma)
- to scold
Macedonian[edit]
Interjection[edit]
ма • (ma)
- (vulgar, pejorative) Placed at the end of an utterance as an offensive intensifier (usually when addressing women)
Ossetian[edit]
Particle[edit]
ма • (ma)
- (Iron dialect, Difor) prohibitive particle
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ма тӕрс ― ma tærs ― don't be afraid
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References[edit]
- Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “ма”, in Kasajev A. M., editor, Osetinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3th edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
- Taqazty, Fedar (2003), “ма”, in Digoron-urussag ʒurdwat [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania
- Abajev, V. I. (1973), “ma”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 60f
