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TranslingualEdit
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
M (lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (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 2Edit
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 formsEdit
NumeralEdit
M (upper case Roman numeral, lower case m)
- (Roman numerals) Thousand (1000)
- The thousandth (1,000th).
Etymology 3Edit
SymbolEdit
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 solute).
- (mathematical analysis) A generic manifold.
- (group theory) monster group
- (music) major
Usage notesEdit
Because of the potential for confusion, the abbreviation for unit "molar" is usually written in italics (M) or in small caps (ᴍ).
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
Capital and lowercase versions of M, in normal and italic type
Uppercase and lowercase M in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
Other representations of M:
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛm
LetterEdit
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 alsoEdit
- (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
NumberEdit
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.
NounEdit
M (countable and uncountable, plural Ms)
- Mother
- male
- mature
- nautical mile
- (entomology) media
- (size) medium
- (cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
- (cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
Coordinate termsEdit
NounEdit
M (plural Messrs)
Alternative formsEdit
Proper nounEdit
M
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
M
- The seventeenth letter in the Afar alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y
American Sign LanguageEdit
AzerbaijaniEdit
LetterEdit
M upper case (lower case m)
- The nineteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
ChineseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English menstruation or menstrual cycle.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstruation
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstrual cycle
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menses; menstrual blood
SynonymsEdit
| Dialectal synonyms of 月經 (“menstruation; period”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月經, 月信, 月事 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 月經, 例假 |
| Taiwan | 月經, 好朋友, 大姨媽 | |
| Jinan | 月經, 例假 | |
| Muping | 經脈兒 | |
| Wanrong | 月經, 身上 | |
| Wuhan | 好事 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大姨媽 |
| Hong Kong | 月經, 大姨媽, M | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 身上 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 月期 |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 月期 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 月期 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 月期 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 月期 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 月期 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 月經 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 月經 |
| Quanzhou | 月經 | |
| Zhangzhou | 月經 | |
| Tainan | mè-sù, 月經 | |
| Lukang | 月經 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 月經, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽 |
| Wenzhou | 身上來 | |
| Ningbo | 大尿, 月家 | |
VerbEdit
M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to menstruate; to have a period
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M (capital, lowercase m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See alsoEdit
EsperantoEdit
LetterEdit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called mo and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
PronounEdit
M
FinnishEdit
LetterEdit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äm or em and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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
NounEdit
M
- Abbreviation of magna cum laude approbatur.
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M (lowercase m)
- The thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, preceded by L and followed by N.
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet.
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M (lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) litero; 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
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M m or f (invariable, lower case m)
- The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called emme and written in the Latin script.
SymbolEdit
M
AntonymsEdit
- W (up with)
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
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JapaneseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
- medium size
SynonymsEdit
- 中 (chū)
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
- (sexuality, euphemistic) masochism, masochist
- (colloquial) submissive personality
AntonymsEdit
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
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LetterEdit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The twentieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M
- The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) 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
PortugueseEdit
LetterEdit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /m/. Preceded by L and followed by N.
SaanichEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M
- The twentieth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M (lower case m)
- The twenty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
SloveneEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M (capital, lowercase m)
- The 14th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by L and followed by N.
SomaliEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
M upper case (lower case m)
- The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called miim and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by L and followed by N.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u
SpanishEdit
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called me and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (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
LetterEdit
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.
See alsoEdit
- (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)