മാ

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Malayalam

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mām. Cognate with Kannada ಮಾವು (māvu), Telugu మామిడి (māmiḍi, mango), Tamil மா (, mango).

Alternative forms

Noun

മാ ()

  1. mango tree
  2. mango

Etymology 2

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

Noun

മാ ()

  1. mother
  2. the goddess Lakshmi
  3. prosperity, gracefulness

Etymology 3

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

Numeral

മാ ()

  1. 1/20

Etymology 4

Derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā).

Alternative forms

Noun

മാ ()

  1. great, massive, big

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Sanskrit मा ().

Particle

മാ ()

  1. prohibitive participle

Etymology 6

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

Noun

മാ ()

  1. the after birth, secundine, placenta

Etymology 7

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

Noun

മാ ()

  1. black color

Etymology 8

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

Interjection

മാ ()

  1. bravo

References

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മാ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മാ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.