mā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of mā – see 嘛 (“also”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嘛).

Japanese

Romanization

mā

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まあ

Mandarin

Alternative forms
  • ma — nonstandard

Romanization

mā (ma1, Zhuyin ㄇㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 媽／妈
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬤／嬷
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 孑
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抵
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摨
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擳／𰓜
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虿
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚂
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麵／面
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抹

Maori

Etymology

Contraction of marama.[1]

Noun

mā

  1. (colour/color) white

See also
Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)
     mā, tea      kiwikiwi      pango
             whero, kura              karaka; parauri              kōwhai, renga
                          kākāriki              kārikiuri
                          kikorangi              kahurangi
             tūāuri              waiporoporo              māwhero

References
  1. Stack, James W. (1879) “Notes on the Colour Sense of the Maori”, in Transactions and the Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand‎, volume 12, number 2, Royal Society of New Zealand, pages 153–158

Marshallese

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [mʲæ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /mʲæj/
  • Bender phonemes: {may}

Noun

mā

  1. breadfruit.

References

Namuyi

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa. Cognate to Burmese ဝါး (wa:).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ma˨˨˦]

Noun

mā

  1. bamboo

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit मा (mā, “do not”).

Particle

mā

  1. (prohibitive) do not

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mā f

  1. mother
  2. moon

Samoan

Pronoun

mā

  1. First person dual exclusive
    we (he/she and I, but not you)

See also
Samoan personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person aʻu, ʻou māʻua, mā (exclusive)
tāʻua, tā (inclusive)		 mātou (exclusive)
tātou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe, ʻe ʻoulua ʻoutou, tou
3rd person ia, na lāʻua lātou

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₁ (prohibitive particle). Cognate with Sanskrit मा (mā), Avestan 𐬨𐬁 (mā), Ancient Greek μή (mḗ), Albanian mo, Old Armenian մի (mi), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠 (m-a /⁠mā⁠/), Persian مـ (ma-)

Particle

mā

  1. no, not
  2. (before an adjective) un-, in-

Tokelauan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmaː]
  • Hyphenation: mā

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *maqa.

Noun

mā

  1. (to a male) brother-in-law (one's sister's husband)
  2. (to a male) cousin-in-law (one's cousin's husband)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ma. Cognates include Tuvaluan maa and Samoan mā.

Noun

mā

  1. shame
  2. embarrassment

Verb

mā (plural mamā)

  1. (stative) to be ashamed
  2. (stative) to be embarrassed

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *maqa. Cognates include Maori mā and Samoan mā.

Preposition

mā

  1. Marks the intent of an alianably possessed object; for, about
See also

Etymology 4

From Proto-Polynesian *ma. Cognates include Tuvaluan maa and Samoan mā.

Pronoun

mā

  1. we two (exclusive)
See also
Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) au, kita1 ki māua ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tāua ki tā ki tātou
2nd person koe koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua ki lā ki lātou
Agentive clitic
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) kō ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tā ki tātou
2nd person kē koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lā ki lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) o oku, o kita1 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) a aku, a kita1 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a lā a lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1		 to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1		 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1		 ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1		 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1		 ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1		 ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1		 ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1		 ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

Verb

mā

  1. (transitive) to presume, assume, think

Etymology 6

Borrowed from Samoan ma'a.

Noun

mā

  1. object made of stone

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 198
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