mà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Alemannic German

Noun

mà

1. (Rimella, Campello Monti) man
2. (Rimella, Campello Monti) husband

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan man, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic *manus, from Proto-Indo-European *man- (“hand”). Compare French main, Galician man, Italian mano, Occitan man, Portuguese mão, Romanian mână, Sardinian manu, and Spanish mano.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈma/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

mà f (plural mans)

1. hand
2. quire
3. (poker) hand

Derived terms

Terms derived from mà

• a mà
• cop de mà
• de mà
• de primera mà

• de segona mà
• en bones mans
• joc de mans

• mà d'obra
• mà invisible
• maneta

Further reading

• “mà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Mandarin

Romanization

mà (Zhuyin ㄇㄚˋ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 㐷
2. Pinyin transcription of 㑻
3. Pinyin transcription of 㜫
4. Pinyin transcription of 㨸
5. Pinyin transcription of 㾺
6. Pinyin transcription of 䠋
7. Pinyin transcription of 䠨
8. Pinyin transcription of 䧞
9. Pinyin transcription of 䯦
10. Pinyin transcription of 傌
11. Pinyin transcription of 唛
12. Pinyin transcription of 嘜
13. Pinyin transcription of 帓
14. Pinyin transcription of 杩
15. Pinyin transcription of 榪
16. Pinyin transcription of 犸
17. Pinyin transcription of 獁
18. Pinyin transcription of 睰
19. Pinyin transcription of 祃
20. Pinyin transcription of 禡
21. Pinyin transcription of 罵
22. Pinyin transcription of 虿
23. Pinyin transcription of 融
24. Pinyin transcription of 貇
25. Pinyin transcription of 貉
26. Pinyin transcription of 閁
27. Pinyin transcription of 駡
28. Pinyin transcription of 騼
29. Pinyin transcription of 骂
30. Pinyin transcription of 蚂

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩]

Conjunction

mà

1. but
   • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Mối tình năm cũ" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house

     Trần Hưng rất hài lòng với những đoạn phim vừa thu được, nó nổi bật lên phần đời của người chiến sĩ này, giản dị mà cao quý, bình thường mà phi thường.

     Trần Hưng was very satisfied with the footage just shot; it highlighted the life of this fighter, simple but lofty, ordinary but extraordinary.

2. where
3. which, whom

Synonyms

• nhưng (“but”)
• nhưng mà (“but”)

Particle

mà

1. (colloquial) Final affirmative particle, indicating emphasis or contrast.