மா
See also: மா-
Tamil edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
மா • (mā)
- animal, beast
- horse
- elephant
- stallion, boar, male elephant
- (astrology) Leo
- bee
- swan
- calling, call
- cloth
- nail
- bearing with patience
Etymology 2 edit
Compare Kannada ಮಾವು (māvu), Malayalam മാ (mā), Telugu మామిడి (māmiḍi).
Noun edit
மா • (mā)
Derived terms edit
- மாமரம் (māmaram)
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
மா • (mā)
- (Hinduism) Lakshmi
- (Hinduism) Saraswati
- treasure
- a measure of weight
- the fraction one twentieth
- field
- tract of land
- dislike, disgust
- mirage
Etymology 4 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Probably related to மாய் (māy).
Noun edit
மா • (mā)
Etymology 5 edit
Noun edit
மா • (mā)
Etymology 6 edit
Shortening of அம்மா (ammā).
Noun edit
மா • (mā)
See also edit
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மா”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press