mà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• ma, Maa, Mann, Mànn, mo

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

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈma]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Homophone: ma
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

mà f (plural mans)

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

   Synonym: capa

Derived terms

• a fer la mà
• a mà
• amb el lliri a la mà
• cop de mà
• de mà
• de primera mà
• de segona mà
• en bones mans
• joc de mans
• mà d'obra
• mà invisible
• maneta

References

• “mà”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “mà”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “mà” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “mà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Eastern Maninkakan

Noun

mà

1. manatee

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ma — nonstandard

Romanization

mà (ma⁴, Zhuyin ㄇㄚˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傌 / 㐷
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 嘜 / 唛
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 帓
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杩
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 榪 / 杩
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 犸
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獁 / 犸
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 睰
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祃
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禡 / 祃
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罵 / 骂
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虿
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 融
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貇
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貉
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閁
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 駡 / 骂
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 騼 / 𫠋
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 骂
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚂

Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma˥˨]

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

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩]

• Audio (Saigon):

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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

See also

• cơ mà
• nhưng mà

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

• mà thôi