மா

See also: மா-

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː/

Etymology 1

From Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸 (mā).

Noun

மா • (mā)

1. animal, beast
2. horse
3. elephant
4. stallion, boar, male elephant
5. (astrology) Leo
6. bee
7. swan
8. calling, call
9. cloth
10. nail
11. bearing with patience

Etymology 2

Compare Kannada ಮಾವು (māvu), Malayalam മാ (mā), Telugu మామిడి (māmiḍi).

Noun

மா • (mā)

1. mango

Derived terms

• மாமரம் (māmaram)

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

மா • (mā)

1. (Hinduism) Lakshmi
2. (Hinduism) Saraswati
3. treasure
4. a measure of weight
5. the fraction one twentieth
6. field
7. tract of land
8. dislike, disgust
9. mirage

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Probably related to மாய் (māy).

Noun

மா • (mā)

1. flour, meal, dough, powder
2. dust
3. afterbirth, secudines

Etymology 5

From Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸 (mā).

Noun

மா • (mā)

1. beauty
2. blackness
3. color
4. paleness cause by lovesickness

Etymology 6

Shortening of அம்மா (ammā).

Noun

மா • (mā)

1. (colloquial) mother

See also

• மாங்காய் (māṅkāy)
• மாம்பழம் (māmpaḻam)
• மாகந்தம் (mākantam)
• மாங்கன்று (māṅkaṉṟu)
• மாமரம் (māmaram)

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “மா”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press