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Translingual
Symbol
ā
( phonetics ) A common convention for a long vowel a
( international standards ) transliterates Indic आ (or equivalent).
See also
English
Symbol
ā
( lexicography ) A dictionary transcription for the FACE vowel.
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Preposition
ā
when , at the same time as
until , to
as far as
Conjunction
ā
and
so
( rare ) and then
( rare ) but
See also
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
ā
jaw , cheekbone
a surgical instrument made of smooth bone traditionally used to perform procedures including lancing and abortion
Verb
ā
( intransitive ) to talk a lot , chatter , jabber , blabber
( intransitive ) to be talkative , noisy
Derived terms
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
ā
a mold used in souring foods such as poi
References
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1957 ) “ā ”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary . In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi , 2003 .
Japanese
Romanization
ā
Rōmaji transcription of ああ
Jersey Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
ā
A letter of the Jersey Dutch alphabet , written in the Latin script.
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
Ā
ā (lower case , upper case Ā )
The second letter of the Latvian alphabet , called garais ā and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
Despite being an independent letter with its own position in the Latvian alphabet, Ā /ā , like all long vowels with macrons, is treated as a simple A /a in alphabetized lists (e.g., in dictionaries).
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
Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
ā (upper case Ā )
The second letter of the Livonian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦ ; A a , Ā ā , Ä ä , Ǟ ǟ , B b , D d , D̦ d̦ , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , Ō ō , Ȯ ȯ , Ȱ ȱ , Õ õ , Ȭ ȭ , P p , R r , Ŗ ŗ , S s , Š š , T t , Ț ț , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Mandarin
Pronunciation
Romanization
ā (a1 , Zhuyin ㄚ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吖
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呵
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啊
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬶
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 腌
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 錒 / 锕
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 阿
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𠼞
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𥥩
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𨉚
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𫮄
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𮤴
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𮥀
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𰛄
Maori
Letter
ā (upper case Ā )
The second letter of the Maori alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ā ā , E e , Ē ē , H h , I i , Ī ī , K k , M m , N n , O o , Ō ō , P p , R r , T t , U u , Ū ū , W w , Ng ng , Wh wh
Etymology 1
Likely cognate with Hawaiian ā ( “ jaw; cheekbone ” ) .
Noun
ā
collarbone
Etymology 2
Likely cognate with Hawaiian ʻā ( “ to drive, to urge ( such as cattle ) ” ) .
Verb
ā (passive āia or āngia )
to drive something, such as cattle or other livestock
to urge or compel something to move
Etymology 3
Alternative form of āe .
Interjection
ā
yeah , yes
Ngam
Verb
ā
( auxiliary ) Used to express the future tense
Lòtī tā̰á̰ m-ā m-ā w
Tomorrow, I will leave
References
Keegan, John (2014). The Eastern Sara Languages. Ceunca, Spain: Morkeg Books. p. 223.
North Frisian
Pronunciation
Letter
ā (lower case , upper case Ā )
( Sylt ) A letter of the North Frisian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
Occurs chiefly, though not exclusively, before ⟨r ⟩. The other dialects use ⟨aa ⟩ for .
See also
( North Frisian letters ) : a , ä , å , ā , b , c , d , đ , e , ē , f , g , h , i , j , k , l , m , n , o , ö , p , r , s , t , u , ü , v , w (q , x , y , z )
Rarotongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fa , from Proto-Oceanic *pat , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat , from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat . Cognate with Indonesian empat .
Numeral
ā
four
Samoan
Pronoun
ā
( interrogative ) what
ʻO le ā le mea lea? What is this thing?
Slovene
Etymology
Letter a with macron ◌̄ to signify presence of both pitches.
Pronunciation
Symbol
ā
( tonal SNPT ) Phonetic transcription of sound when it can bear either pitch.
Usage notes
Symbol is sometimes used as a letter to denote pitch in a word, but that is mostly limited to foreign or specialized dictionaries.
See also
Swedish
Etymology
From the perceived ease and speed of writing a macron (¯) compared to an umlaut (¨).
Pronunciation
Letter
ā (lower case , upper case Ā )
( in handwriting ) Alternative form of ä
See also