mà
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"
Alemannic German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).
Noun
editmà m (Rimella and Campello Monti)
References
edit- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Catalan man, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Compare Occitan man, French main, Spanish mano.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmà f (plural mans)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “mà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mà”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “mà” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Eastern Maninkakan
editNoun
editmà
Mandarin
editAlternative forms
editRomanization
edit- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傌/骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㑻
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㜫
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㨸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㾺/𬏜
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䠋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䠨
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䧞/𬮺
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䯦
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傌/骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘜/唛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 帓
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杩
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 榪/杩
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 犸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獁/犸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 睰
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禡/祃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罵/骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虿
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 融
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貇
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貉
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閁
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 駡/骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 騼/𫠋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚂
Namuyi
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmà
- to grasp
Nawdm
editPronoun
editmà
Usage notes
editVietnamese
editEtymology
editWithin Austroasiatic, compare Pacoh ma (“but, topicalizer”) and Old Mon ma (“relative marker”).
Pronunciation
editConjunction
edit- but; however; nevertheless
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Mối tình năm cũ" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
- Trần Hưng rất hài lòng với những đoạn phim vừa thu được, nó nổi bật lên phần đời của người chiến sĩ này, giản dị mà cao quý, bình thường mà phi thường.
- Trần Hưng was very satisfied with the footage just shot; it highlighted the life of this fighter, simple but lofty, ordinary but extraordinary.
- già mà vẫn khoẻ ― old but still energetic
- Mới đi có chút mà thằng ất ơ nào chiếm chỗ rồi.
- I was just gone for a bit but some random dude already took my place.
- Nhìn trong hộp rồi mà hông thấy.
- I already looked into the box but I can't see it.
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Mối tình năm cũ" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
- where
- which, whom, that
- Bài kiểm tra mà tuần trước mình làm.
- The exam that we took last week.
- (preceding a verb with neutral or negative connotation) and; and then; and so (marks succession of actions or causality)
- đến mà xem ― come and see
- nghe cho kĩ mà làm ― to listen closely in order to do something well
- thắt cổ mà chết ― hung oneself and so died
- đói mà chết ― got starved and died
See also
editDerived terms
Particle
editmà
- (colloquial) Final affirmative particle, indicating emphasis or contrast.
- Tôi có làm gì đâu mà!
- I really didn't do anything!
- Ngon mà, sao chê dữ vậy?
- It tastes pretty good tho/actually, not sure why you gotta shit on it that much.
- (colloquial) An intensifier, placed before an adjective or verb
- thấy mà ghê ― disgusted just (by) looking (at it)
- nghĩ mà sướng ― elated just thinking (about it)
See also
editDerived terms
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