m

See also: Appendix:Variations of "m"

m U+006D, m LATIN SMALL LETTER M ← l [U+006C] Basic Latin n → [U+006E]

Character variations

ᵐ U+1D50, ᵐ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL M ← ᵏ [U+1D4F] Phonetic Extensions ᵑ → [U+1D51]

ⅿ U+217F, ⅿ SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL ONE THOUSAND ← ⅾ [U+217E] Number Forms ↀ → [U+2180]

ｍ U+FF4D, ｍ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER M ← ｌ [U+FF4C] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｎ → [U+FF4E]

𝆐 U+1D190, 𝆐 MUSICAL SYMBOL MEZZO ← 𝆏 [U+1D18F] Musical Symbols 𝆑 → [U+1D191]

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Translingual

Etymology 1

Modification of capital letter M, from Ancient Greek letter Μ (M, Mu).

Letter

m (upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter M):  Ḿḿ  Ṁṁ  Ṃṃ  ᵯ  ᶆ  Ɱɱ  ᴍ  Ｍｍ M̄m̄
• (other scripts) μ (mu), м (em)
• Turned: ɯ

Etymology 2

Various abbreviations.

Pronunciation

• Pronunciation of IPA [mːɑː, ɑmmɑː] with the sound [m]:

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Symbol

m

1. (phonetics) used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the voiced bilabial nasal (/m/), including Cyrillic м, the beginning of various kana including ま (ma), and Korean jamo ㅁ (mieum).
2. (superscript ⟨ᵐ⟩, IPA) light to full [m]-prenasalization, [m]-release or light post-nasalization, [m]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [m].
4. metre, the basic unit of length in the International System of Units

   g = 9.8 m/s²

   • 2017 October 31, Mark Carnall, “Searching for the Old Ones: Lovecraftian giant cephalopods and the fossil record”, in The Guardian‎^[1] (in English), archived from the original on 9 August 2022:

     There are a few well known shelled giant cephalopods from the fossil record. Some of the largest recorded ammonites are in the genus Parapuzosia, fossils of which reach up to 2m in diameter.

   • 2025 September 26, Grant Maloy Smith, “What Is a Strain Gauge Sensor and How Does It Work?”, in DEWESoft‎^[2] (in English), archived from the original on 14 November 2025:

     A strain is usually expressed in μm/m (micrometer per meter), also known as microstrain, which has the symbol µε. You may also see “mV/V,” which refers to the output in millivolts per volt of excitation.

6. mass (in equations)

   f = ma

   e = mc²

8. minute

   Alternative forms: M; (less ambiguous) min

   h:m:s;   hh:mm:ss

   &t=3m19s

10. month

    Alternative forms: M; (less ambiguous) mon (English), mo (English)

    yyyy-m-d;   yyyy-mm-dd

12. million [from mid-20th century]

    Alternative form: M

    Near-synonym: M-

    991 m < 1 b;   991m < 1b

14. thousand

    Alternative form: M

    Synonyms: k, K

    Near-synonym: k-

    • 1798 Letter from William Short to Thomas Jefferson

      Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... —The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars—

15. (music) minor
16. (music) mezzo, as in mezzo piano and mezzo forte
17. (chemistry) Of a tactic diad, having structural units in identical orientation.

Etymology 3

From upper case roman numeral M (1000), an alteration of ⋈, from ∞, an alteration of ↀ, an alteration of Ⓧ, from encircling X (the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.

Alternative forms

• M, ⅿ, Ⅿ

Numeral

m (lower case roman numeral, upper case M)

1. (Roman numerals) The cardinal number one thousand (1000).

Synonyms

• ⅭⅠↃ

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions of M, in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase M in Fraktur

See also

Other representations of M:

NATO phonetic: Mike Morse code: –– Braille: ⠍ ASL Manual: M

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛm/

  • Audio (US):

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  • Audio (UK):

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  • Rhymes: -ɛm
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M, plural ms or m's)

1. The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

Derived terms

• m-ary
• m dash
• m-rule
• m-spec
• m-wide
• m-word
• m-xylene

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Number

m (lower case, upper case M, plural ms or m's)

1. The thirteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Adjective

m

1. (grammar) Abbreviation of masculine.

Noun

m (plural ms)

1. Abbreviation of meter.
2. Abbreviation of mile.
3. Abbreviation of month.
4. Abbreviation of minute.
   • 1908, Francis Ernest Lloyd, The Physiology of Stomata, Carnegie Institution of Washington, page 83:

     Another instance: 2^h28^m p. m., 10 micra; 3^h08^m p. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3^h09^m p. m., 4 micra.

5. Abbreviation of million.
   • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎^[3], archived from the original on 14 March 2016:

     The final started with £85m worth of striking talent on the bench as Carroll was a Liverpool substitute and Chelsea's Fernando Torres missed out on a starting place against his former club.

6. Abbreviation of minim (“unit of volume”).
7. (music) Abbreviation of measure.
8. (obsolete) thousand
   • 1798 Letter from William Short to Thomas Jefferson:

     Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... —The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars—

Verb

m

1. (knitting) Abbreviation of make.
   • 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies, page 232:

     Row 1 (RS): Kfb, knit to marker A, slip marker A, knit to marker B (there are no sts to knit between markers A and B in Row 1), m1, slip marker B, k1, slip marker B, m1, […]

Verb

m

1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of am.
   • 2011 January, Smita Kaushik, Utkarsh Roy, Let's Get Committed…, New Delhi: Mahaveer Publishers, →ISBN, page 64:

     I mean everything can’t b said directly. But m trying now just 4 u.

Translations

metre — see also metre

• Hungarian: m (hu)
• Ingrian: m
• Khmer: ម. (mɔ)
• Polish: metr (pl) n
• Russian: м (ru) (m)

masculine — see also masculine

• Hebrew: ז (he) (z)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: hn.
• Marathi: पुलिंग (puliṅga)
• Russian: м (ru) (m)

mile — see also mile

milli- — see also milli-

• Russian: м (ru) (m)

million — see also million

• Russian: млн (ru) (mln)

See also

• M

Amal

Noun

m

1. breast

References

• transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): [m]
• (letter name) IPA^(key): [meː], [mɯː]

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eme/, [e̞.me̞]

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eme and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈe̞.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈe.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.me], [ˈem]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈe.ma]

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called ema, eme or em and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lletres; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. A letter of the Central Mazahua alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ⱥ ⱥ, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cꞌ cꞌ, Cj cj, Cu cu, Cꞌu cꞌu, Cju cju, Ch ch, Chꞌ chꞌ, Chj chj, D d, Dy dy, E e, Ɇ ɇ, E̱ e̱, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, ꞌHu ꞌhu, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jꞌ jꞌ, Jm jm, Jn jn, Jñ jñ, Ju ju, Jy jy, L l, M m, Mꞌ mꞌ, N n, Nꞌ nꞌ, Ñ ñ, Ñꞌ ñꞌ, O o, Ø ø, O̱ o̱, P p, Pj pj, R r, S s, T t, Tꞌ tꞌ, Tj tj, Ts ts, Tsꞌ tsꞌ, Tsj tsj, U u, Ꞹ ꞹ, U̱ u̱, X x, Z z, Zh zh, ꞌ

Czech

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The twentieth letter of the Czech alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, E e, É é, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, P p, Q q, R r, Ř ř, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, Ů ů, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛm
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛm/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• Previous letter: l
• Next letter: n

Etymology 2

Pronoun

m

1. (text messaging) nonstandard form of 'm

Etymology 3

Adjective

m

1. (grammar) abbreviation of mannelijk (“masculine”)

   Coordinate terms: o, v

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Often suggested to be cognate to Hebrew בְּ־ (bə-), Arabic بِـ (bi-); however, more recent scholarship disputes this on phonological grounds, as Egyptian m is not held to regularly correspond with Semitic *b by either the traditional school of Egyptian comparison or the Rösslerian school.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ma/ → /mə/ → /mə/ → /m̩/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ma/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /mə/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /mə/
• (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /m̩/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm/
  • Conventional anglicization: em

Preposition

1. in
2. (of time) in, for, during
3. (with certain verbs of motion) into
4. (with most verbs of motion) from within, out of, from
5. (of material) made of, consisting of
6. (of contents, e.g. of a group) consisting of, comprising
7. by means of
8. in a state of
9. in the capacity of, in the role of, as, being
10. together with, along with
11. (with following infinitive) forms the periphrastic imperfective of a verb

Usage notes

This preposition is often used with definition 9 to indicate temporary identity, so, for example, z m ꜣhw (“the man is a poor man”) implies that this a temporary, rather than an eternal or generally true, state. Egyptian generally has an expansive view of what counts as a temporary identity compared to English.

Inflection

Adverbial forms of m  

jm

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m  

m

When the object of the preposition is an attached suffix pronoun, the adverbial form jm is used instead.

Derived terms

• ꜣḫ m jb
• ꜣst-m-ꜣḫ-bjt
• jj-m-ḥtp
• jw-m-jtrw
• jw-n-ꜣmw-m-sḫt-sjsj
• jwḥ m zšn
• jp m jb
• jm
• jmj
• jmjtw
• jmy
• jmn-m-jpt
• jmn-m-jpt-swt
• jmn-m-ḥꜣt
• wꜣj m ḥr
• wꜣḥ-nsyt-mj-rꜥ-m-pt
• wꜥ m
• pwj-m-rꜥ
• pr-m-ws
• m ꜣw
• m ꜣwt ḏt
• m ꜣmmt
• m ꜣt
• m ꜣt.f
• m ꜣt nt
• m ꜣt r ꜣt
• m jꜣbwj
• m jfd
• m-jmjtw
• m-jmjtw-nj
• m-ꜥ
• m ꜥb
• m-ꜥ ntt
• m wꜣw
• m wḥm
• m wḥm ꜥ
• m wsṯn
• m bꜣḥ
• m-bjꜣt
• m mꜣwt
• m mjtt
• m mnt
• m rwtj
• m rwtj r
• m ḥꜣt
• m ḥr
• m ḥrt
• m ḥtp
• m ḫm
• m ḫnt
• m ḫt
• m ḫd
• m ẖnw
• m ẖrt-hrw
• m zp
• m sꜣ
• m sḫm
• m qꜣb
• m km n ꜣt
• m tꜣ ꜣt
• mdwt m ḥr
• m ḏd
• nj zp jwt ḫt nb jm
• nmtj-m-zꜣ.f
• ntt m jb
• rw nw prt m hrw
• rḏj m jb
• rḏj m ḥr
• ḥꜣt-ꜥ m
• ḥr-m-ꜣḫt
• ḥr-m-ꜣḫt-ḫprj-rꜥ-tm
• ḥr-m-ꜥḥ.f
• ḥr-m-pr.f
• ḥr-m-ḥꜣt
• ḫꜥ-m-wꜣst
• sbk-m-ḥꜣb
• kꜣ-nḫt-ḫꜥ-m-wꜣst
• tp m

Etymology 2

Possibly originally a verb form, an imperative meaning ‘see’.

Particle

 proclitic

1. (chiefly Old and Middle Egyptian, with a suffix pronoun) behold, lo, look

   Synonym: (Late Egyptian) ptr

2. (without a suffix pronoun) whether, although

Usage notes

This particle must introduce a sentence. In Middle Egyptian, it is usually followed by an attached second-person suffix pronoun, such as .k, .ṯ, .ṯnj, or .ṯn, indicating the person being addressed; after this comes the subject, in the form of a nominal subject, a demonstrative pronoun, or a dependent pronoun. In Old Egyptian, a dependent pronoun could be used instead of a suffix pronoun, reflecting the word’s origins as an imperative.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m  

m	m

Etymology 3

Verb

1. imperative of jmj (“to not be, to not do”): don't

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m  

m

See also

• 𓅓

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 86, 115, 179–180, 194–195.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
• Hoch, James (1997), Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 15

Esperanto

Pronunciation

(phoneme)

• IPA^(key): /m/

(letter)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called mo and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z

Further reading

• “m”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈemː/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

Etulo

Pronoun

ḿ

1. I, first-person singular pronoun

   ḿ wēnî — I drink water

   ḿ wēnī — I drank water

References

• Rose-Juliet Anyanwu, Fundamentals of Phonetics, Phonology and Tonology (2008)

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

Finnish

Etymology

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German, and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and m for information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• (sound): IPA^(key): /m/

• IPA^(key): /ˈæm/, [ˈæm] (letter name)
• IPA^(key): /ˈem/, [ˈe̞m] (letter name, dated)

• Audio: äm, mämmi, kumi, äm:

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• Rhymes: -æm

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äm or em and written in the Latin script.

Noun

m

1. abbreviation of miehet (“gentlemen”), used to mark toilets and similar installations to be for men only

   Synonyms: miehet, (rare) herrat

   Antonyms: n, naiset, (rare) rouvat

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

French

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ɛm/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Etymology 1

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
   • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche‎^{fr.Wikisource}, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter III:

     L’aube du jour commençait à poindre quand don Quichotte sortit de l’hôtellerie, si content, si glorieux, si plein de ravissement de se voir armé chevalier, que sa joie en faisait tressaillir jusqu’aux sangles de son cheval.

     The dawn of the day was beginning to break when Don Quixote left the inn, so content, so glorious, so full of ravishment of seeing himself armed a knight, that his joy made him tremble all the way to the girths of his horse.

Etymology 2

Noun

m m (invariable)

1. (vulgar) abbreviation of merde (“shit”)

Usage notes

Often written with ellipses as m...

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

Ghomala'

Preposition

m

1. Situative Relativizer.

   M cù bɛ̌. ― At the bottom of the pot.

2. to, towards, at, in

See also

• m̀ (“at/onto me?”)

References

• Erika Eichholzer et al., editors (2002), Dictionnaire Ghomala’ (in French)

Gothic

Romanization

m

1. romanization of 𐌼

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of mwen, from French moi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Pronoun

m

1. contraction of mwen

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

• (letter name) mū

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː/
• (phoneme) /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The ninth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā), E e (Ē ē), I i (Ī ī), O o (Ō ō), U u (Ū ū), H h, K k, L l, M m, N n, P p, W w, ʻ

Hungarian

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of méter (“meter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmeːtɛr]

Noun

m (plural m-ek)

1. m (the unit of length in the International System of Units)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	m	m-ek
accusative	m-t	m-eket
dative	m-nek	m-eknek
instrumental	m-rel	m-ekkel
causal-final	m-ért	m-ekért
translative	m-ré	m-ekké
terminative	m-ig	m-ekig
essive-formal	m-ként	m-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	m-ben	m-ekben
superessive	m-en	m-eken
adessive	m-nél	m-eknél
illative	m-be	m-ekbe
sublative	m-re	m-ekre
allative	m-hez	m-ekhez
elative	m-ből	m-ekből
delative	m-ről	m-ekről
ablative	m-től	m-ektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	m-é	m-eké
non-attributive possessive – plural	m-éi	m-ekéi

Possessive forms of m

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	m-em	m-eim
2nd person sing.	m-ed	m-eid
3rd person sing.	m-e	m-ei
1st person plural	m-ünk	m-eink
2nd person plural	m-etek	m-eitek
3rd person plural	m-ük	m-eik

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈm]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈɛmː]

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	m	m-ek
accusative	m-et	m-eket
dative	m-nek	m-eknek
instrumental	m-mel	m-ekkel
causal-final	m-ért	m-ekért
translative	m-mé	m-ekké
terminative	m-ig	m-ekig
essive-formal	m-ként	m-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	m-ben	m-ekben
superessive	m-en	m-eken
adessive	m-nél	m-eknél
illative	m-be	m-ekbe
sublative	m-re	m-ekre
allative	m-hez	m-ekhez
elative	m-ből	m-ekből
delative	m-ről	m-ekről
ablative	m-től	m-ektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	m-é	m-eké
non-attributive possessive – plural	m-éi	m-ekéi

Possessive forms of m

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	m-em	m-eim
2nd person sing.	m-ed	m-eid
3rd person sing.	m-e	m-ei
1st person plural	m-ünk	m-eink
2nd person plural	m-etek	m-eitek
3rd person plural	m-ük	m-eik

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

Further reading

• m in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ɛmː/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

Ido

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m/
• (letter name) IPA^(key): /me/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Igbo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Compare with Yoruba n̄

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Pronoun

m (dependent/independent form, independent forms m, mụ)

1. (personal) I, me

See also

Igbo personal pronouns

		dependent	independent	object/possessive
Singular	first	m, a/e- ... -m	m, mụ
	second	ị, i	ngị, gị	gị
	third	ọ, o	ya
Plural	first	anyị
	second	ụnụ
	third	ha, a/e- ... -ha	ha
Indefinite		a/e	-	-

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛm/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) huruf; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Ingrian

Noun

m (invariable)

1. abbreviation of metra
   • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by Mihailov and D. I. Efimov, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 18:

     1 m = 10 dm, 1 dm = 10 sm,

     1 m = 10 dm, 1 dm = 10 cm,

Irish

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The twelfth letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
• (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
• (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ

Isoko

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Isoko alphabet, written in the Latin script.

References

• E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, page 8, 10
• Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015), page 1
• Joe Okedi, Abidi Isoko Na Kpobi, 2020

Italian

Letter

m f or m (lower case, upper case M, invariable)

1. The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called emme and written in the Latin script.

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog m. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English m.

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ʔem/ [ʔem]
  • Rhymes: -em
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /m/ [m]

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

References

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016), Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[4] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and m for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, àã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż

Khiamniungan Naga

Etymology

The Khiamniungan Naga language is presently written using the Latin alphabet. No indigenous or alternative script has been documented from earlier periods in the language's history. For a detailed description of the writing system's conventions including vowel and Consonant representation, tone marking (such as the use of h for glottal, the letter ü is pronounced ə), and orthographic rules, see the Wikipedia article on the Khiamniungan alphabet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə³³/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. (Patsho) The tenth letter of the Khiamniungan Naga alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, E e, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, Ng ng, Ny ny, O o, P p, Ph ph, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, U u, Ü ü, V v, W w, Y y

Pronunciation guide

Uppercase	IPA	Canonical Pronunciation	Phonetic examples in English	Phonetic examples in Khiamniungan Naga
A	a	aa	father	āmpāu(pastor)
Ch	tʃʰ	tʃʰə	chair, watch	chām(book)
E	ɛ	a	bed, elephant	ēm(colony of Jhumland)
H	h	hə	husband	hǖhêi(hello)
I	i	ee	beet	îe(winnowing tray)
J	tʃ	tʃə	picture, culture, nature	jām(house)
K	k	kə	sky, skip	kēu(uncle)
Kh	kʰ	kʰə	canoe, Cost, cat	khèu(head)
L	l	lə	alone	lāi(spear)
M	m	mə	money	màu(ant)
N	n	nə	nine, never	nòk
Ng	ŋ	ŋə	sing, throng	ngēm(news)
Ny	ɲ	ɲə	canyon, bunyan	nyù(mother)
O	ɔ	ɔ	orange	ônyù(sky)
P	P	pə	spill, span	pòu(father)
Ph	pʰ	pʰə	pound	phōh(hand)
S	ʃ	ʃə	sound	sā(liver)
Sh	ʃʰ	ʃʰə	shine	shām(mat)
T	t	tə	stop, stand	tòuh(wild pig)
Th	tʰ	tʰə	Thomas	thoi(pumking)
Ts	ts	tsə	cats, hats, pizza	tsēm(salt)
Tsh	Tsʰ	Tsʰə	tshep(kiss)	tshō(traditional basket)
U	ʊ, u	ʊ, u	look, hoop	ûo(goat)
Ü	ə	ə	banana	chǖlám
V	v	və	very	vèu(chicken)
W	w	wə	watt	wā(flour)
Y	j	jə	yellow	yòh(pig)
Glottal(h) is used at the end of the word	ʔ	ʔ stop	Mountain, button, cotton	chāh(through)

Latin

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. A letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Latvian

Etymology

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m]

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

M

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The twentieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

See also

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kēratē’ḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

Malay

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Ż ż, Z z

Mandarin

Romanization

m

1. nonstandard spelling of m̄
2. nonstandard spelling of ḿ
3. nonstandard spelling of m̌
4. nonstandard spelling of m̀

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mandinka

Pronoun

m

1. I, me (personal pronoun)

   a m busa — he/she struck me.

See also

Mandinka personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	short	ń, m̀
	long	ńte	ńtolu, ńtelu
2nd person	short	í	ali
	long	íte	alitolu, alitelu
3rd person	short	a	ì
	long	ate	ìtolu, ìtelu, ìte

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/ [m]

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The ninth letter of the Māori alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ā ā, E e, Ē ē, H h, I i, Ī ī, K k, M m, N n, O o, Ō ō, P p, R r, T t, U u, Ū ū, W w, Ng ng, Wh wh

Navajo

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. A letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e (É é, Ę ę, Ę́ ę́), G g, Gh gh, H h, Hw hw, X x, I i (Í í, Į į, Į́ į́), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, ʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n (Ń ń), O o (Ó ó, Ǫ ǫ, Ǫ́ ǫ́), S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

North Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m]

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. A letter of the North Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (North Frisian letters): a, ä, å, ā, b, c, d, đ, e, ē, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, w (q, x, y, z)

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /emː/, /ɛmː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/

• Audio:

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Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Word-final m is written single after short vowels (e.g. komme > kom), unlike all other consonants that can be doubled. This is due to the letter's width.

Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/, IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

O'odham

Verb

m

1. alternative form of 'am

See also

O'odham auxiliary

		singular		plural
		imperfective	perfective	imperfective	perfective
first person	long	'añ	'ant	'ac	'att
	short	ñ	nt	c	tt
second person	long	'ap	'apt	'am	'amt
	short	p	pt	m	mt
third person	long	'o	'at	'o	'at
	short		t		t

Polish

Etymology

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and m for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛm/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

Letter

m m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Further reading

• “m”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “m”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. (International Standard) The seventeenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called em, me or mî and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The eleventh letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by l and followed by n; traditionally named muin (“vine”).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (À à), B b (Bh bh), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh), E e (È è), F f (Fh fh), G g (Gh gh), H h, I i (Ì ì), L l, M m (Mh mh), N n, O o (Ò ò), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th), U u (Ù ù)
• (diacritics) ◌̀
• (obsolete vowels) Á á É é Ó ó

Etymology 2

Adverb

m

1. abbreviation of sa mhadainn (“in the morning, ante meridiem”); am, a.m.

   Antonyms: f, feasgar

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M, Cyrillic equivalent м)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet (gajica), written in the Latin script; preceded by lj and followed by n.

Etymology 2

Noun

m ? (Cyrillic spelling м)

1. (grammar) masculine gender
2. meter (unit of length)

Silesian

Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and m for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, àã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/, [m]

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Spanish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (phoneme) /m/
• IPA^(key): (letter name) /ˈeme/ [ˈe.me]

  • Audio (Spain):

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  • Rhymes: -eme

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me/ [me]
• Rhymes: -e

Pronoun

m

1. (text messaging, Internet slang) abbreviation of me

Swahili

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /m̩/

Verb

m

1. (dated or literary) positive degree present and gnomic second-person plural of -wa (“ye are, you all are”)
   • 1937, “1 Petero 2:9”, in Biblia (Swahili Roehl Bible), translation from New International Version:

     Lakini ninyi m ukoo uliochaguliwa, m watambikaji wa kifalme, m chama kitakatifu, m watu wakombolewao, […]

     But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, […]

Derived terms

• m hali gani (“how are you all?”)

See also

• u, yu

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛmː

Preposition

m

1. w/, with; abbreviation of med

See also

• m.a.o.
• m.fl.
• m.m.
• mvh

Proper noun

m

1. Moderate Party; abbreviation of Moderaterna

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish m. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English m.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜋ (ma).
• Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish m.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔem/ [ˈʔɛm] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -em
  • IPA^(key): /ˈma/ [ˈma] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔeme/ [ˈʔɛː.mɛ] (letter name, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes: -eme
  • IPA^(key): /m/ [m] (phoneme)

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. the thirteenth letter of the Filipino alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script
2. the tenth letter of the Abakada alphabet, called ma and written in the Latin script
3. (historical) the fifteenth letter of the Abecedario, called eme and written in the Latin script

See also

• (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Further reading

• “m”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Turkish

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called me and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a ( â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Πî), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z

Vietnamese

Pronunciation 1

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məː˨˩]
• Phonetic spelling: mờ

Pronunciation 2

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩]
• Phonetic spelling: em mờ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French m.

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called mờ or em mờ and written in the Latin script.

See also

• See Template:list:Latin script letters/vi.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

m

1. (slang, Internet, text messaging) abbreviation of mày / mi

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛm/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /m/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èm and written in the Latin script; preceded by l and followed by n.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Mutation

• m at the beginning of words mutates to f in a soft mutation, but is unchanged by nasal mutation and aspirate mutation, for example with the word merch (“girl, daughter”):

Mutated forms of merch

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
merch	ferch	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “m”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Xhosa

Pronoun

-m

1. Combining stem of mna used with possessive concords.
2. Combining stem of mna.

Yele

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m/, /ⁿ/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. A letter of the Yele alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Derived terms

• The digraph ⟨mb⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿp/ [mb]
• The digraph ⟨md⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿʈ͡p/ [ɳ͡mɖ͡b]
• The digraph ⟨mg⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿk͡p/ [ŋ͡mɡ͡b]
• The digraph ⟨mt⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿt̪͡p/ [n̪͡md̪͡b]

Palatalized consonants are written ⟨mby, mty, my⟩, labialized consonants as ⟨mbw, mw⟩, and labio-palatalized consonants as ⟨mbyw, myw⟩.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, â, b, Ch ch, D d, e, é, ê, Gh gh, i, î, j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, o, ó, P p, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, ꞉

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/, IPA^(key): /ŋ/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /mĩ́/

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called mí and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
• (Benin)
• (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ̄/

Pronoun

m̄ or m

1. standard spelling of n̄ (“I”) (used before bá (“conditional marker”))

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ́/

Particle

ḿ

1. standard spelling of ń (“imperfect aspect marker”) (used before verbs that start with a /b/ sound)

Zulu

Letter

m (lower case, upper case M)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

ǃKung

Verb

m

1. eat