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Translingual
Etymology 1
From the Etruscan letter 𐌌 ( m , em ) , from the Ancient Greek letter Μ ( M , mu ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤌 ( m , mem ) , from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓈖 .
ꟿ ( in ancient inscriptions )
Letter
M (lower case m )
The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet .
See also
Etymology 2
An alteration of ⋈ , from ∞ , an alteration of ↀ , an alteration of Ⓧ , from encircling X (the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.
Numeral
M (upper case Roman numeral , lower case m )
( Roman numerals ) Thousand (1000 )
The thousandth (1,000th).
Etymology 3
Symbol
M
Male , infrequently appended to age.
Abbreviation of mega- .
( astronomy ) Abbreviation of Messier , used in Messier numbers .
( biochemistry ) Abbreviation of methionine , as established by IUPAC .
( chemistry ) Abbreviation of molar ( one mole of substance per litre of solvent ) .
( mathematical analysis ) A generic manifold .
( group theory ) monster group
( music ) major
( linguistics ) mid tone
( astronomy ) mass of a reference body as a unit of measure
M ☉ — solar mass ; M 🜨 — terrestrial mass ; M J or M ♃ — jovian mass ; M L or M ☾ — lunar mass
( usually clothing ) medium ( the manufactured size )
Coordinate terms: XXS , XS , S , L , XL , XLT , XXL , XXXL
Usage notes
Because of the potential for confusion, the abbreviation for unit "molar" is usually written in italics (M ) or in small caps (ᴍ ). M for reference mass is usually written in italics.
Gallery
See also
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English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
( name of letter ) IPA (key ) : /ɛm/
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m , plural Ms or M's )
The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet , called em and written in the Latin script .
See also
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
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Number
M (upper case , lower case m )
The ordinal number thirteenth , derived from this letter of the English alphabet , called em and written in the Latin script .
Etymology 3
Abbreviation.
Noun
M (countable and uncountable , plural Ms )
Initialism of mother .
Initialism of men ( sign on toilet door ) .
Coordinate term: W
2001 , Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections , New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , →ISBN , page 332 :From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.
Abbreviation of Monday .
Synonyms: Mon , Mon.
Abbreviation of nautical mile .
Initialism of million .
( entomology ) Initialism of media .
( usually clothing ) Initialism of medium ( the manufactured size or an item of that size ) .
Coordinate terms: XXS , XS , S , L , XL , XLT , XXL , XXXL
( US , film ) A film with the content rating M.
( in job listings ) Abbreviation of minority .
EOE M /F/V/H ― equal opportunity employer (minority , female, veteran, handicap)
( slang ) Initialism of morphine .
1952 , Woman's Home Companion , volume 79 , page 141 :[Doctors] always carry narcotic prescription blanks and some M with them. M is morphine.
1956 , Jess Stearn , Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today , New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59 :“Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M , why, demmies will do the trick.”
1957 , Jack Kerouac , On the Road , Viking Press, →OCLC :That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot of M , which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.
2009 , Larry Harrison, Glimpses of a Floating World , page 142 :'You were going to get me some M ,' she whispered in his ear. [ …] His friend uses morphine, too.
( cricket , in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
( cricket , in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
( India , Islam , Internet slang ) Initialism of Muslim ; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
Coordinate term: H ( “ Hindu ” )
Initialism of masochist .
1980 April 5, Brian O'Dell, “Sensuality/Mutuality”, in Gay Community News , page 4:In all the sexual encounters I have participated in or know of the "M " sets the limits as to what to get into and how much pain will be applied. And of course if the scene gets too rough the "M " has the right to stop it.
Noun
M (plural Messrs or MM )
Monsieur .
Alternative form: M.
1928 May, Paul Morand , “Paris Letter”, in The Dial , volume LXXXIV, number 6, published June 1928 , page 508 :I also advise reading the Merlin of M Jean Prévost, published by the N. R. F., a swift audacious picture of post-war love, treated with the grace of a Crébillon or of a Restif de la Bretonne. I could not recommend too highly the Petite Histoire des Juifs which MM Jean and Jérôme Tharaud have just published with Plon.
Usage notes
The current standard form in French is M. , with MM. as the plural.
Noun
M
( stenoscript ) Abbreviation of month .
Proper noun
M
( Michigan , roadway) Michigan .
Adjective
M (not comparable )
Initialism of male .
Coordinate terms: F , X
( usually clothing ) Initialism of medium ( of the manufactured size ) .
Coordinate terms: XXS , XS , S , L , XL , XXL
Initialism of mature .
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
Afar
Letter
M
The seventeenth letter in the Afar alphabet.
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , T t , S s , E e , C c , K k , X x , I i , D d , Q q , R r , F f , G g , O o , L l , M m , N n , U u , W w , H h , Y y
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The thirteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet , written in the Latin script .
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
Noun
M (plural M'e , diminutive M'etjie )
M
Angami
Letter
M
The thirty-second letter of the Angami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) Ü ü , Üi üi , A a , Ai ai , I i , Ie ie , U u , Uo uo , E e , Ei ei , O o , Ou ou , K k , Kh kh , G g , Ng ng , C c , Ch ch , J j , Jh jh , Ny ny , T t , Th th , D d , N n , Ts ts , Tsh tsh , Dz dz , P p , Ph ph , B b , M m , Pf pf , Bv bv , Y y , Yh yh , R r , Rh rh , L l , Lh lh , F f , V v , W w , Wh wh , S s , Sh sh , Z z , Zh zh , H h
Azerbaijani
Letter
M upper case (lower case m )
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
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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
Central Franconian
Etymology
/m/ is from West Germanic *m .
Pronunciation
Letter
M
A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
Doubling of M
In the German-based spelling, m is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
In the Dutch-based spelling, m is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.
Chinese
Etymology 1
From English m enstruation or m enstrual cycle .
Pronunciation
Noun
M
( Hong Kong Cantonese , colloquial ) menstruation
嚟 M [Cantonese ] ― lei4 em1 ― to have periods
( Hong Kong Cantonese , colloquial ) menstrual cycle
( Hong Kong Cantonese , colloquial ) menses ; menstrual blood
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
月經 (“menstruation; period”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
月經 , 月信 , 月事 , 潮信 euphemistic
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
月經 , 例假
Taiwan
月經 , 月事 , 好朋友 , 大姨媽
Singapore
月經 , 大姨媽
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
月經 , 例假
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
經脈兒
Central Plains Mandarin
Wanrong
月經 , 身上
Xining
例假
Southwestern Mandarin
Wuhan
好事
Dagudi (Maliba)
月經 , 姊妹
Reshuitang (Longling)
大姨媽
Mae Salong (Lancang)
月經 , 大姨媽
Mae Sai (Tengchong)
月經
Cantonese
Guangzhou
大姨媽 , 姑婆 , 例假
Hong Kong
月經 , 大姨媽 , M
Gan
Lichuan
身上
Hakka
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
月期
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
月期
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
月期
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
月期
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
月期
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
月期
Jin
Taiyuan
月經
Southern Min
Xiamen
月經
Quanzhou
月經
Zhangzhou
月經
Kaohsiung
月經
Yilan
月經
Changhua (Lukang)
月經
Taichung
月事
Taichung (Wuqi)
月經
Tainan
mè-sù , 月經 , 驚儂個
Taitung
月經
Hsinchu
月經
Penghu (Magong)
月經
Singapore (Hokkien)
月經
Manila (Hokkien)
月經
Jieyang
老馬
Wu
Shanghai
月經 , 經水 dated , 老朋友 , 老鬼三 , 大姨媽
Ningbo
大尿 , 月家
Wenzhou
身上來
Derived terms
Verb
M
( Hong Kong Cantonese , colloquial ) to menstruate ; to have a period
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Verb
M
( Hong Kong Cantonese , university slang ) to nab ; to take without asking
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
偷 (“to steal”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
偷 , 盜 , 竊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
偷 , 偷竊 , 偷盜 , 盜竊 , 竊取
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
偷
Taiwan
偷
Singapore
偷
Cantonese
Guangzhou
偷 , 鼠
Hong Kong
偷 , 撻 , M , jam
Taishan
偷
Hakka
Meixian
偷
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
撻
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
偷
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
偷
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
偷
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
偷
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
偷提
Southern Min
Xiamen
偷提
Quanzhou
偷提
Zhangzhou
偷提
Penang (Hokkien)
偷提
Manila (Hokkien)
偷 , 偷提
Shantou
偷
Etymology 3
From English M or English metre .
Pronunciation
Classifier
M
( Hong Kong Cantonese ) metre
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
米 (“metre”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
米 , 公尺
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
米 , 公尺
Taiwan
公尺 , 米
Chifeng
米 , 公尺
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
米 , 公尺
Harbin
米 , 公尺
Shenyang
米 , 公尺
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
米 , 公尺
Tangshan
米 , 公尺
Cangzhou
米 , 公尺
Baoding
米 , 公尺
Shijiazhuang
米 , 公尺
Jinan
米 , 公尺
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Qingdao
米 , 公尺
Central Plains Mandarin
Zhengzhou
米 , 公尺
Xi'an
米 , 公尺
Xining
米 , 公尺
Xuzhou
米 , 公尺
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
米 , 公尺
Lanzhou
米 , 公尺
Ürümqi
米 , 公尺
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
米 , 公尺
Chongqing
米 , 公尺
Wuhan
米 , 公尺
Guiyang
米 , 公尺
Kunming
米 , 公尺
Guilin
米 , 公尺
Liuzhou
米 , 公尺
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
米 , 公尺
Yangzhou
米 , 公尺
Nantong
米 , 公尺
Hefei
米 , 公尺
Cantonese
Guangzhou
米
Hong Kong
米 , 公尺 , M
Hakka
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
公尺
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
公尺
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
公尺
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
公尺
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
公尺
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
公尺
Huizhou
Shexian
米 , 公尺
Jin
Taiyuan
米 , 公尺
Xinzhou
米 , 公尺
Linhe
米 , 公尺
Jining
米 , 公尺
Hohhot
米 , 公尺
Zhangjiakou
米 , 公尺
Handan
米 , 公尺
Southern Min
Xiamen
米 , 公尺
Quanzhou
米 , 公尺
Zhangzhou
米 , 公尺
Tainan
米
Wu
Suzhou
米
Jinhua
米
Etymology 4
From English M , meg ( “ megabyte ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
M
( computing , informal ) megabyte
Etymology 5
Pronunciation 1
Letter
M
The thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Letter
M
The third letter used in Pinyin .
Usage notes
《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
The official pronunciation defined in 《汉语拼音方案》, ㄝㄇ (ê̄m), is not a valid syllable in Pinyin.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
M (capital , lowercase m )
the thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet
See also
Previous letter: L
Next letter: N
Elfdalian
Letter
M (upper case M , lower case m )
The sixteenth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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
Estonian
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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 )
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.
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The thirteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet , called äm or em and written in the Latin script .
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
Noun
M
Abbreviation of magna cum laude approbatur .
Abbreviation of mies ( “ man, male ” ) .
Adjective
M
Abbreviation of maidoton ( “ milk-free, dairy-free ” ) ( e.g. in restaurant menus ) .
Usage notes
The abbreviations G , L , VL and M are the most common of their kind seen in restaurant menus. Other abbreviations are also seen, but not as standardized. Most menus contain a list of the abbreviations they use, including the four common ones.
French
Pronunciation
Letter
M (lowercase m )
the thirteenth letter of the French alphabet , preceded by L and followed by N
German
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet.
Noun
M f (genitive M , no plural )
( historical , East Germany ) Abbreviation of Mark der DDR .
Coordinate term: DM
Declension
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The twenty-first letter of the Hungarian alphabet , called emm and written in the Latin script .
Declension
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 .
Icelandic
Letter
M (lower case m )
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 , Ð ð , 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
Letter
M (lower case m )
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
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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
Etymology 2
Adverb
M
Abbreviation of Masehi ( “ CE ; Christian Era ” ) .
Irish
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The eleventh 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
Italian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈɛm.me/
( phonemic realization ) IPA (key ) : /m/
Letter
M f or m (invariable , upper case , lower case m )
The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet , called emme and written in the Latin script .
Symbol
M
down with
Antonym: W ( “ up with ” )
See also
( Latin-script letters) lettera ; A a (À à ), B b , C c , D d , E e (É é , È è ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì , Î î , J j , K k ), 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 , Ù ù ), V v (W w , X x , Y y ), Z z
Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Japanese
Etymology 1
From the initial letter of English medium .
Noun
M( エム ) • (emu )
medium size
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From the initial letter of English masochism ; compare English S&M .
Noun
M( エム ) • (emu )
( sexuality , euphemistic ) masochism , masochist
( colloquial ) submissive personality
Antonyms
Derived terms
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 (upper case , lower case m )
The eighteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ą ą , Ã ã , 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
Latin
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
A letter in the Latin alphabet , representing the sound /m/
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , V v , X x , Y y , Z z
Numeral
M
the number 1,000 (mīlle )
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
Letter
M
M (upper case , lower case m )
The twentieth letter of the Latvian alphabet , called em and written in the Latin script .
See also
Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
burti : A a , Ā ā , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , Ģ ģ , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , Ķ ķ , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Malay
Pronunciation
Letter
M
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
Navajo
Letter
M (lower case m )
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
Nupe
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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
Old English
Pronunciation
Letter
M
A letter of the Old English alphabet representing the phoneme /m/
Numeral
M
the numeral 1000 (þūsend )
late 9th century , translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Þǣr wæs Persa X M ofslæġen ġehorsedra, ⁊ eahtatiġ M fēþena,⁊ eahtatiġ M ġefangenra. There, 10,000 Persian cavalry were slain, and 80,000 infanty, and 80,000 were captured.
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
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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 â , Ã ã ), 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
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
( International Standard ) The seventeenth letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
( 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
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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 â , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Î î , 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
Saanich
Pronunciation
Letter
M
The twentieth letter of the Saanich alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A , Á , Ⱥ , B , C , Ć , Ȼ , D , E , H , I , Í , J , K , Ꝁ , Ꝃ , ₭ , Ḵ , Ḱ , L , Ƚ , M , N , Ṉ , O , P , Q , S , Ś , T , Ⱦ , Ṯ , Ŧ , U , W , W̱ , X , X̱ , Y , Z , s , ¸
Scottish Gaelic
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The eleventh letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet , written in the Latin script . It is preceded by l and followed by n . Its traditional name is 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
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 (upper case , lower case m )
The sixteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ã ã , 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
Letter
M (lower case m )
The twenty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bukva ; A a , Â 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
Slovene
Pronunciation
Letter
M (capital , lowercase m )
The fourteenth letter of the Slovene alphabet , written in the Latin script .
The twentieth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script .
The fifteenth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script .
Somali
Pronunciation
Letter
M upper case (lower case m )
The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet , called miim and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by L and followed by N .
See also
( Latin-script letters) ʼ , B b , T t , J j , X x , Kh kh , D d , R r , S s , Sh sh , Dh dh , C c , G g , F f , Q q , K k , L l , M m , N n , W w , H h , Y y , A a , E e , I i , O o , U u
Spanish
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
the 13th letter of the Spanish alphabet
Swedish
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The thirteenth letter of the Swedish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bokstav ; 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 , Å å , Ä ä , Ö ö
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
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ )
The thirteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet ), called em 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
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m , Baybayin spelling ᜋ )
The tenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet ), called ma and written in the Latin script .
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒ )
( historical ) The fifteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario ), called eme and written in the Latin script .
Further reading
“M ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Turkish
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The sixteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet , called me and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) harf ; A a (Â â ), B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , I ı , İ i (Î î ), 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
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The fifteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet , called e-mờ , em-mờ , or mờ and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái ; A a (À à , Ả ả , Ã ã , Á á , Ạ ạ ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ , Ẳ ẳ , Ẵ ẵ , Ắ ắ , Ặ ặ ), Â â (Ầ ầ , Ẩ ẩ , Ẫ ẫ , Ấ ấ , Ậ ậ ), B b , C c (Ch ch ), D d , Đ đ , E e (È è , Ẻ ẻ , Ẽ ẽ , É é , Ẹ ẹ ), Ê ê (Ề ề , Ể ể , Ễ ễ , Ế ế , Ệ ệ ), G g (Gh gh , Gi gi ), H h , I i (Ì ì , Ỉ ỉ , Ĩ ĩ , Í í , Ị ị ), K k (Kh kh ), L l , M m , N n (Ng ng , Ngh ngh , Nh nh ), O o (Ò ò , Ỏ ỏ , Õ õ , Ó ó , Ọ ọ ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ , Ổ ổ , Ỗ ỗ , Ố ố , Ộ ộ ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ , Ở ở , Ỡ ỡ , Ớ ớ , Ợ ợ ), P p (Ph ph ), Q q (Qu qu ), R r , S s , T t (Th th , Tr tr ), U u (Ù ù , Ủ ủ , Ũ ũ , Ú ú , Ụ ụ ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ , Ử ử , Ữ ữ , Ứ ứ , Ự ự ), V v , X x , Y y (Ỳ ỳ , Ỷ ỷ , Ỹ ỹ , Ý ý , Ỵ ỵ )
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
The seventeenth letter of the Welsh alphabet , called em and written in the Latin script . It is preceded by Ll and followed by N .
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
( Latin-script letters) llythyren ; A a (Á á , À à , Â 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 , Î î , 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 )
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
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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
Zulu
Letter
M (upper case , lower case m )
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