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M

See also: Appendix:Variations of "m", М, Μ, Ϻ, and ϻ

M U+004D, M
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M
← L
[U+004C] 		Basic Latin N →
[U+004E]
Ⅿ U+216F, Ⅿ
ROMAN NUMERAL ONE THOUSAND
← Ⅾ
[U+216E] 		Number Forms ⅰ →
[U+2170]
Ｍ U+FF2D, Ｍ
FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M
← Ｌ
[U+FF2C] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｎ →
[U+FF2E]

Translingual

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Etymology 1

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From the Etruscan letter 𐌌 (m, em), from the Ancient Greek letter Μ (M, mu), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤌 (m, mem), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓈖.

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  • ꟿ (in ancient inscriptions)

Letter

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M (lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
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Etymology 2

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An alteration of ⋈, from ∞, an alteration of ↀ, an alteration of Ⓧ, from encircling X (the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.

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Numeral

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M (upper case Roman numeral, lower case m)

  1. (Roman numerals) Thousand (1000)
  2. The thousandth (1,000th).

Etymology 3

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Symbol

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M

  1. Male, infrequently appended to age.
  2. Abbreviation of mega-.
  4. (astronomy) Abbreviation of Messier, used in Messier numbers.
  5. (biochemistry) Abbreviation of methionine, as established by IUPAC.
  6. (chemistry) Abbreviation of molar (one mole of substance per litre of solvent).
  7. (mathematical analysis) A generic manifold.
  8. (group theory) monster group
  9. (music) major
  10. (linguistics) mid tone
  11. (astronomy) mass of a reference body as a unit of measure
    M☉ — solar mass; M🜨 — terrestrial mass; MJ or M♃ — jovian mass; ML or M☾ — lunar mass
  12. (usually clothing) medium (the manufactured size)
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Because of the potential for confusion, the abbreviation for unit "molar" is usually written in italics (M) or in small caps (ᴍ). M for reference mass is usually written in italics.

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    Uppercase and lowercase versions of M, in normal and italic type
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    Uppercase and lowercase M in Fraktur

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English

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • (name of letter) IPA(key): /ɛm/
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Letter

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M (upper case, lower case m, plural Ms or M's)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Number

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The ordinal number thirteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 3

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Abbreviation.

Noun

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M (countable and uncountable, plural Ms)

  1. Initialism of mother.
  2. Initialism of men (sign on toilet door).
    Coordinate term: W
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 332:
      From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.
  3. Abbreviation of Monday.
    Synonyms: Mon, Mon.
  4. Abbreviation of nautical mile.
  5. Initialism of million.
  6. (entomology) Initialism of media.
  7. (usually clothing, singular only) Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
    Coordinate terms: XXS, XS, S, L, XL, XXL
  8. (US, film) A film with the content rating M.
  9. (in job listings) Abbreviation of minority.
    EOE M/F/V/H ― equal opportunity employer (minority, female, veteran, handicap)
  10. (slang) Initialism of morphine.
    • 1952, Woman's Home Companion, volume 79, page 141:
      [Doctors] always carry narcotic prescription blanks and some M with them. M is morphine.
    • 1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59:
      “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”
    • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:
      That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot of M, which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.
    • 2009, Larry Harrison, Glimpses of a Floating World, page 142:
      'You were going to get me some M,' she whispered in his ear. […] His friend uses morphine, too.
  11. (cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
  12. (cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
  13. (India, Islam, Internet slang) Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
    Coordinate term: H (“Hindu”)
  14. Initialism of masochist.
    • 1980 April 5, Brian O'Dell, “Sensuality/Mutuality”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
      In all the sexual encounters I have participated in or know of the "M" sets the limits as to what to get into and how much pain will be applied. And of course if the scene gets too rough the "M" has the right to stop it.

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M (plural Messrs or MM)

  1. Monsieur.
    Alternative form: M.
    • 1928 May, Paul Morand, “Paris Letter”, in The Dial, volume LXXXIV, number 6, published June 1928, page 508:
      I also advise reading the Merlin of M Jean Prévost, published by the N. R. F., a swift audacious picture of post-war love, treated with the grace of a Crébillon or of a Restif de la Bretonne. I could not recommend too highly the Petite Histoire des Juifs which MM Jean and Jérôme Tharaud have just published with Plon.
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The current standard form in French is M., with MM. as the plural.

Noun

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M

  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of month.

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M

  1. (Michigan, roadway) Michigan.

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M (not comparable)

  1. Initialism of male.
    Coordinate terms: F, X
  2. (usually clothing) Initialism of medium (of the manufactured size).
    Coordinate terms: XXS, XS, S, L, XL, XXL
  3. Initialism of mature.
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Afar

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M

  1. The seventeenth letter in the Afar alphabet.

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɛm/

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Noun

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M (plural M'e, diminutive M'etjie)

  1. M

Angami

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M

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Azerbaijani

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M upper case (lower case m)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Basque

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eme and written in the Latin script.

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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  • /m/ is from West Germanic *m.

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M

  1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
  2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

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Doubling of M
  • In the German-based spelling, m is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
  • In the Dutch-based spelling, m is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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From English menstruation or menstrual cycle.

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Noun

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M

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstruation
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstrual cycle
  3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menses; menstrual blood
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 月經 (“menstruation; period”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 月經, 月信, 月事, 潮信 euphemistic
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 月經, 例假
Taiwan 月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽
Singapore 月經, 大姨媽
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 月經, 例假
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 經脈兒
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 月經, 身上
Xining 例假
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 好事
Dagudi (Maliba) 月經, 姊妹
Reshuitang (Longling) 大姨媽
Mae Salong (Lancang) 月經, 大姨媽
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 月經
Cantonese Guangzhou 大姨媽, 姑婆, 例假
Hong Kong 月經, 大姨媽, M
Gan Lichuan 身上
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 月期
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 月期
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 月期
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 月期
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 月期
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 月期
Jin Taiyuan 月經
Southern Min Xiamen 月經
Quanzhou 月經
Zhangzhou 月經
Kaohsiung 月經
Yilan 月經
Changhua (Lukang) 月經
Taichung 月事
Taichung (Wuqi) 月經
Tainan mè-sù, 月經, 驚儂個
Taitung 月經
Hsinchu 月經
Penghu (Magong) 月經
Singapore (Hokkien) 月經
Manila (Hokkien) 月經
Jieyang 老馬
Wu Shanghai 月經, 經水 dated, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽
Ningbo 大尿, 月家
Wenzhou 身上來
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Verb

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M

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to menstruate; to have a period

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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M

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) to nab; to take without asking
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 偷 (“to steal”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 偷, 盜, 竊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 偷, 偷竊, 偷盜, 盜竊, 竊取
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 偷
Taiwan 偷
Singapore 偷
Cantonese Guangzhou 偷, 鼠
Hong Kong 偷, 撻, M, jam
Taishan 偷
Hakka Meixian 偷
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 撻
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 偷
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 偷
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 偷
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 偷
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 偷提
Southern Min Xiamen 偷提
Quanzhou 偷提
Zhangzhou 偷提
Penang (Hokkien) 偷提
Manila (Hokkien) 偷, 偷提
Shantou 偷

Etymology 3

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From English M or English metre.

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Classifier

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M

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) metre
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 米 (“metre”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 米, 公尺
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 米, 公尺
Taiwan 公尺, 米
Chifeng 米, 公尺
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 米, 公尺
Harbin 米, 公尺
Shenyang 米, 公尺
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 米, 公尺
Tangshan 米, 公尺
Cangzhou 米, 公尺
Baoding 米, 公尺
Shijiazhuang 米, 公尺
Jinan 米, 公尺
Jiaoliao Mandarin Qingdao 米, 公尺
Central Plains Mandarin Zhengzhou 米, 公尺
Xi'an 米, 公尺
Xining 米, 公尺
Xuzhou 米, 公尺
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 米, 公尺
Lanzhou 米, 公尺
Ürümqi 米, 公尺
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 米, 公尺
Chongqing 米, 公尺
Wuhan 米, 公尺
Guiyang 米, 公尺
Kunming 米, 公尺
Guilin 米, 公尺
Liuzhou 米, 公尺
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 米, 公尺
Yangzhou 米, 公尺
Nantong 米, 公尺
Hefei 米, 公尺
Cantonese Guangzhou 米
Hong Kong 米, 公尺, M
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 公尺
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 公尺
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 公尺
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 公尺
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 公尺
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 公尺
Huizhou Shexian 米, 公尺
Jin Taiyuan 米, 公尺
Xinzhou 米, 公尺
Linhe 米, 公尺
Jining 米, 公尺
Hohhot 米, 公尺
Zhangjiakou 米, 公尺
Handan 米, 公尺
Southern Min Xiamen 米, 公尺
Quanzhou 米, 公尺
Zhangzhou 米, 公尺
Tainan 米
Wu Suzhou 米
Jinhua 米

Etymology 4

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From English M, meg (“megabyte”).

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Noun

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M

  1. (computing, informal) megabyte
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Etymology 5

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Pronunciation 1

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M

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.

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M

  1. The third letter used in Pinyin.
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  • 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
  • The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
  • The official pronunciation defined in 《汉语拼音方案》, ㄝㄇ (ê̄m), is not a valid syllable in Pinyin.

Dutch

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M (capital, lowercase m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

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  • Previous letter: L
  • Next letter: N

Elfdalian

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Alternative forms

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  • ᛘ, M (Dalecarlian runes)

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M (upper case M, lower case m)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Esperanto

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called mo and written in the Latin script.

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Estonian

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and M for information on the development of the glyph itself.

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äm or em and written in the Latin script.

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Noun

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M

  1. Abbreviation of magna cum laude approbatur.
  2. Abbreviation of mies (“man, male”).

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M

  1. Abbreviation of maidoton (“milk-free, dairy-free”) (e.g. in restaurant menus).

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The abbreviations G, L, VL and M are the most common of their kind seen in restaurant menus. Other abbreviations are also seen, but not as standardized. Most menus contain a list of the abbreviations they use, including the four common ones.

French

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M (lowercase m)

  1. the thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, preceded by L and followed by N

German

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet.

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M f (genitive M, no plural)

  1. (historical, East Germany) Abbreviation of Mark der DDR.
    Coordinate term: DM

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Declension of M [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die M
genitive einer der M
dative einer der M
accusative eine die M

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈm]
  • (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈɛmː]

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.

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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative M M-ek
accusative M-et M-eket
dative M-nek M-eknek
instrumental M-mel M-ekkel
causal-final M-ért M-ekért
translative M-mé M-ekké
terminative M-ig M-ekig
essive-formal M-ként M-ekként
essive-modal — —
inessive M-ben M-ekben
superessive M-en M-eken
adessive M-nél M-eknél
illative M-be M-ekbe
sublative M-re M-ekre
allative M-hez M-ekhez
elative M-ből M-ekből
delative M-ről M-ekről
ablative M-től M-ektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		M-é M-eké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		M-éi M-ekéi
Possessive forms of M
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. M-em M-eim
2nd person sing. M-ed M-eid
3rd person sing. M-e M-ei
1st person plural M-ünk M-eink
2nd person plural M-etek M-eitek
3rd person plural M-ük M-eik

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Ido

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M (lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Indonesian

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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M

  1. Abbreviation of Masehi (“CE; Christian Era”).

Italian

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M f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case m)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called emme and written in the Latin script.

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M

  1. down with
    Antonym: W (“up with”)

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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From the initial letter of English medium.

Noun

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M(エム) • (emu) 

  1. medium size
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Etymology 2

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From the initial letter of English masochism; compare English S&M.

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M(エム) • (emu) 

  1. (sexuality, euphemistic) masochism, masochist
  2. (colloquial) submissive personality
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Kashubian

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Etymology

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The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and M for development of the glyph itself.

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Latvian

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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.

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

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Malay

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M

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Nupe

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Polish

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Etymology

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The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and M for development of the glyph itself.

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The seventeenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

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Portuguese

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Romani

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. (International Standard) The seventeenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. (Pan-Vlax) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Romanian

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called em, me, or mî and written in the Latin script.

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Saanich

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M

  1. The twentieth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Scottish Gaelic

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by l and followed by n. Its traditional name is muin (“vine”).

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Silesian

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Etymology

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The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and M for development of the glyph itself.

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Skolt Sami

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M (lower case m)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Slovene

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M (capital, lowercase m)

  1. The 14th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by L and followed by N.

Somali

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M upper case (lower case m)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called miim and written in the Latin script.

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  1. The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by L and followed by N.

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Spanish

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. the 13th letter of the Spanish alphabet

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish M. Each pronunciation has a different source:

  • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English M.
  • Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜋ (ma).
  • Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish M.

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔem/ [ˈʔɛm] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA(key): /ˈma/ [ˈma] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
      • Rhymes: -a
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔeme/ [ˈʔɛː.mɛ] (letter name, Abecedario)
    • IPA(key): /m/ [m] (phoneme)

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M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called em and written in the Latin script.

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M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜋ)

  1. The tenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called ma and written in the Latin script.

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M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒ)

  1. (historical) The fifteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called eme and written in the Latin script.

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  • chapter M, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called me and written in the Latin script.

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ məː˨˩], [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩], [məː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ məː˦˩], [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˦˩], [məː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ məː˨˩], [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩], [məː˨˩]
  • Phonetic spelling: e mờ, em mờ, mờ

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called e-mờ, em-mờ, or mờ and written in the Latin script.

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Welsh

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The seventeenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ll and followed by N.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
merch ferch unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), chapter M, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yoruba

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called mí and written in the Latin script.

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Zulu

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M (upper case, lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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