മാ
Malayalam
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Proto-Dravidian *mām. Cognate with Kannada ಮಾವು (māvu), Telugu మామిడి (māmiḍi, “mango”), Tamil மா (mā, “mango”).
Alternative forms
edit- മാവ് (māvŭ)
Noun
editമാ • (mā)
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editമാ • (mā)
Etymology 3
editCognate with Tamil மா (mā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Numeral
editമാ • (mā)
- 1/20
Etymology 4
editDerived from Sanskrit महा (mahā).
Alternative forms
edit- മഹാ (mahā)
Noun
editമാ • (mā)
Etymology 5
editBorrowed from Sanskrit मा (mā).
Particle
editമാ • (mā)
- prohibitive participle
Etymology 6
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editമാ • (mā)
Etymology 7
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editമാ • (mā)
Etymology 8
editCognate with Tamil மா (mā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
editമാ • (mā)
References
edit- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മാ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മാ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.