mà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• ma, Maa, Mann, Mànn, mo

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

Noun

mà m (Rimella and Campello Monti)

1. man
2. husband

References

• “mà” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole 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/
• Homophone: ma
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

mà f (plural mans)

1. hand
2. quire
3. (poker) hand
4. coat (of paint)

   Synonym: capa

Derived terms

• a fer la mà
• a mà
• amb el lliri a la 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 嘜, 唛
12. Pinyin transcription of 帓
13. Pinyin transcription of 杩
14. Pinyin transcription of 榪
15. Pinyin transcription of 犸
16. Pinyin transcription of 獁
17. Pinyin transcription of 睰
18. Pinyin transcription of 祃
19. Pinyin transcription of 禡
20. Pinyin transcription of 罵
21. Pinyin transcription of 虿
22. Pinyin transcription of 融
23. Pinyin transcription of 貇
24. Pinyin transcription of 貉
25. Pinyin transcription of 閁
26. Pinyin transcription of 駡
27. Pinyin transcription of 騼
28. Pinyin transcription of 骂
29. Pinyin transcription of 蚂

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Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma˥˨]

Verb

mà

1. to grasp

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Arabic ما‎ (mā), Serbo-Croatian ma and Chinese 嘛.

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

mà • (𦓡, 麻)

1. but

   Synonyms: nhưng, nhưng mà

   • 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, that

   Bài kiểm tra mà tuần trước mình làm.

   The exam that we took last week.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cơ mà
• nhưng mà

 

Particle

mà

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