മാ
Malayalam edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mām. Cognate with Kannada ಮಾವು (māvu), Telugu మామిడి (māmiḍi, “mango”), Tamil மா (mā, “mango”).
Alternative forms edit
- മാവ് (māvŭ)
Noun edit
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 3 edit
Cognate with Tamil மா (mā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Numeral edit
മാ • (mā)
- 1/20
Etymology 4 edit
Derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā).
Alternative forms edit
- മഹാ (mahā)
Noun edit
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 5 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit मा (mā).
Particle edit
മാ • (mā)
- prohibitive participle
Etymology 6 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 7 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 8 edit
Cognate with Tamil மா (mā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection edit
മാ • (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.