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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)

  1. man
  2. 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)

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

Derived terms

References

Eastern Maninkakan

Noun

mà

  1. manatee

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Romanization

mà (ma4, Zhuyin ㄇㄚˋ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傌 / 骂
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㑻
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㜫
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㨸
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㾺 / 𬏜
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䠋
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䠨
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䧞 / 𬮺
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䯦
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傌 / 骂
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘜 / 唛
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 帓
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杩
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 榪 / 杩
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 犸
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獁 / 犸
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 睰
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祃
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禡 / 祃
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罵 / 骂
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虿
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 融
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貇
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貉
  25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閁
  26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 駡 / 骂
  27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 騼 / 𫠋
  28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 骂
  29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚂

Namuyi

Pronunciation

Verb

mà

  1. to grasp

Nawdm

Pronoun

mà

  1. I (subject), my

Usage notes

Object and vocative pronouns are written as a suffix -ma.

Vietnamese

Etymology

Within Austroasiatic, compare Pacoh ma (“but, topicalizer”) and Old Mon ma (“relative marker”).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

mà • (𦓡, 麻)

  1. 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.
  2. where
  3. which, whom, that
    Bài kiểm tra mà tuần trước mình làm.
    The exam that we took last week.
  4. (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

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Derived terms

Particle

mà

  1. (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.
  2. (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

Derived terms
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