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Translingual Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From the Etruscan letter 𐌌 (m, “em”), from the Ancient Greek letter Μ (M, “my”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤌 (m, “mem”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓈖.
Alternative forms Edit
- ꟿ (in ancient inscriptions)
Letter Edit
M (lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also Edit
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter M): Ḿḿ Ṁṁ Ṃṃ ᵯ ᶆ Ɱɱ ᴍ Mm
Etymology 2 Edit
An alteration of ⋈, from ∞, an alteration of ↀ, an alteration of Ⓧ, from encircling X (the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.
Alternative forms Edit
Numeral Edit
M (upper case Roman numeral, lower case m)
- (Roman numerals) Thousand (1000)
- The thousandth (1,000th).
Etymology 3 Edit
Symbol Edit
M
- Abbreviation of mega-.
- (astronomy) Abbreviation of Messier, used in Messier numbers.
- (biochemistry) Abbreviation of methionine, as established by IUPAC.
- (chemistry) Abbreviation of molar (one mole of substance per litre of solvent).
- (mathematical analysis) A generic manifold.
- (group theory) monster group
- (music) major
- (linguistics) mid tone
- (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
- (usually clothing) medium (the manufactured size)
Usage notes Edit
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.
Gallery Edit
- Letter styles
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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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Other representations of M:
English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛm
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m, plural Ms or M's)
- The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Etymology 2 Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Number Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The ordinal number thirteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 3 Edit
Abbreviation.
Noun Edit
M (countable and uncountable, plural Ms)
- Initialism of mother.
- 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.
- Abbreviation of Monday.
- Abbreviation of nautical mile.
- Initialism of million.
- (entomology) Initialism of media.
- (usually clothing, singular only) Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
- (US, film) A film with the content rating M.
- (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.
- (cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
- (cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
- (India, Islam, Internet slang) Initialism of Muslim.
Usage notes Edit
The sense "Muslim" is mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
Coordinate terms Edit
- (Indian politics, online slang): H (used by Indian Muslim netizens directed towards Hindus, especially Hindu nationalists)
Noun Edit
- 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.
Usage notes Edit
The current standard form in French is M., with MM. as the plural.
Noun Edit
M
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of month.
Proper noun Edit
M
Adjective Edit
M (not comparable)
Afar Edit
Letter Edit
M
- The seventeenth letter in the Afar alphabet.
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Afrikaans Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
Noun Edit
Angami Edit
Letter Edit
M
- The thirty-second letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h
Azerbaijani Edit
Letter Edit
M upper case (lower case m)
- The nineteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Basque Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eme and written in the Latin script.
See also Edit
Central Franconian Edit
Etymology Edit
- /m/ is from West Germanic *m.
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes Edit
- 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 Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From English menstruation or menstrual cycle.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstruation
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstrual cycle
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menses; menstrual blood
Synonyms Edit
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月經, 月信, 月事 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 月經, 例假 |
Taiwan | 月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 經脈兒 | |
Jinan | 月經, 例假 | |
Wanrong | 月經, 身上 | |
Xining | 例假 | |
Wuhan | 好事 | |
Singapore | 月經, 大姨媽 | |
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 |
Min Nan | 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 |
Derived terms Edit
Verb Edit
M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to menstruate; to have a period
Etymology 2 Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) to steal; to take without asking
Synonyms Edit
Etymology 3 Edit
From English M, meg (“megabyte”).
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
M
Related terms Edit
- G (“gigabyte”)
Etymology 4 Edit
Pronunciation 1 Edit
Letter Edit
M
- The third letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2 Edit
Letter Edit
M
- The thirteenth letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notes Edit
- 《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 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (capital, lowercase m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
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Elfdalian Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- ᛘ, M (Dalecarlian runes)
Letter Edit
M (upper case M, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Esperanto Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called mo and written in the Latin script.
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Estonian Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.
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Finnish Edit
Etymology Edit
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on Swedish, German and Latin. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and M for development of the glyph itself.
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äm or em and written in the Latin script.
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
Noun Edit
M
- Abbreviation of magna cum laude approbatur.
- Abbreviation of mies. ("man, male")
French Edit
Pronunciation Edit
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M (lowercase m)
- the thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, preceded by L and followed by N
German Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet.
Noun Edit
M f (genitive M, no plural)
- (historical, East Germany) Abbreviation of Mark der DDR.
- Coordinate term: DM
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Hungarian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
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M (upper case, lower case m)
- The twenty-first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.
Declension Edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Ido Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Indonesian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Italian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case m)
- The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called emme and written in the Latin script.
Symbol Edit
M
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Japanese Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From the initial letter of English medium.
Noun Edit
Synonyms Edit
- 中 (chū)
Related terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
From the initial letter of English masochism; compare English S&M.
Noun Edit
- (sexuality, euphemistic) masochism, masochist
- (colloquial) submissive personality
Antonyms Edit
- S (esu)
Derived terms Edit
- ドM (do-emu)
Kashubian Edit
Etymology Edit
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.
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The eighteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Latvian Edit
Etymology Edit
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.
Pronunciation Edit
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M (upper case, lower case m)
- The twentieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
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Malay Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M
- The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Nupe Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Polish Edit
Etymology Edit
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.
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The seventeenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
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Portuguese Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Romani Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- (International Standard) The seventeenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
Romanian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called em, me, or mî and written in the Latin script.
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Saanich Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M
- The twentieth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Silesian Edit
Etymology Edit
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.
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Skolt Sami Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (lower case m)
- The twenty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Slovene Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (capital, lowercase m)
- The 14th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by L and followed by N.
Somali Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M upper case (lower case m)
- The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called miim and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes Edit
- 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 Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- the 13th letter of the Spanish alphabet
Tagalog Edit
Etymology Edit
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.
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: M
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /ʔem/, [ʔɛm]
- (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA(key): /ma/, [mɐ]
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈʔeme/, [ˈʔɛ.mɛ]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /m/, [m]
- Rhymes: -em, -a, -eme
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔)
- The thirteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called em and written in the Latin script.
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜋ)
- The tenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called ma and written in the Latin script.
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒ)
- (historical) The fifteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called eme and written in the Latin script.
Further reading Edit
- “M”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Turkish Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called me and written in the Latin script.
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Vietnamese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ məː˨˩], [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩], [məː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ məː˦˩], [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˦˩], [məː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ məː˨˩], [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩], [məː˨˩]
- Phonetic: e mờ, em mờ, mờ
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The fifteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called e-mờ, em-mờ, or mờ and written in the Latin script.
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- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Welsh Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- 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 Edit
- M at the beginning of words mutates to F in a soft mutation, but is unchanged by nasal mutation and aspirate mutation, for example with the word merch (“girl, daughter”):
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading Edit
- 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 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The fourteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called mí and written in the Latin script.
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
Zulu Edit
Letter Edit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.