Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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まり (mari

  1. : ball

Etymology 2

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Readings of various personal names.

Proper noun

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まり (Mari

  1. 茉莉, 麻里, 真梨, 真理: a female given name

Etymology 3

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Clipping of 余り (amari), an archaism used to join Old Japanese numerals, e.g. as (とお)まり(ひと)tō mari hitotsueleven (literally, “ten and one”).

Suffix

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まり (-mari

  1. (archaic) Synonym of 余り, used to connect numerals: and