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Alemannic German
Alternative forms
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)
- man
- husband
References
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan man, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Compare Occitan man, French main, Spanish mano.
Pronunciation
Noun
mà f (plural mans)
- hand
- quire
- (poker) hand
- coat (of paint)
- Synonym: capa
Derived terms
References
Eastern Maninkakan
Noun
mà
- manatee
Mandarin
Alternative forms
Romanization
mà (ma4, Zhuyin ㄇㄚˋ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傌／骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㑻
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㜫
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㨸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㾺／𬏜
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䠋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䠨
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䧞／𬮺
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䯦
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傌／骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘜／唛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 帓
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杩
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 榪／杩
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 犸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獁／犸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 睰
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禡／祃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罵／骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虿
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 融
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貇
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貉
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閁
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 駡／骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 騼／𫠋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚂
Namuyi
Pronunciation
Verb
mà
- to grasp
Vietnamese
Etymology
Within Austroasiatic, compare Pacoh ma (“but, topicalizer”) and Old Mon ma (“relative marker”).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
mà • (𦓡, 麻)
- but; however; nevertheless
- 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.
- già mà vẫn khoẻ ― old but still energetic
Mới đi có chút mà thằng ất ơ nào chiếm chỗ rồi.- I was just gone for a bit but some random dude already took my place.
Nhìn trong hộp rồi mà hông thấy.- I already looked into the box but I can't see it.
- where
- which, whom, that
Bài kiểm tra mà tuần trước mình làm.- The exam that we took last week.
- (preceding a verb with neutral or negative connotation) and; and then; and so (marks succession of actions or causality)
- đến mà xem ― come and see
- nghe cho kĩ mà làm ― to listen closely in order to do something well
- thắt cổ mà chết ― hung oneself and so died
- đói mà chết ― got starved and died
See also
Particle
mà
- (colloquial) Final affirmative particle, indicating emphasis or contrast.
Tôi có làm gì đâu mà!- I really didn't do anything!
Ngon mà, sao chê dữ vậy?- It tastes pretty good tho/actually, not sure why you gotta shit on it that much.
- (colloquial) An intensifier, placed before an adjective or verb
- thấy mà ghê ― disgusted just (by) looking (at it)
- nghĩ mà sướng ― elated just thinking (about it)
See also