mâ

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Jersey Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch moe.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mâ

  1. tired

Lahu[edit]

Noun[edit]

mâ

  1. woman

References[edit]

  • James A. Matisoff, The Grammar of Lahu

Ligurian[edit]

o mâ – the sea

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin mare, from Proto-Italic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun[edit]

mâ m (invariable)

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  1. sea
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin male.

Adverb[edit]

mâ

  1. badly, wrongly

Noun[edit]

mâ m (invariable)

  1. evil, harm
  2. pain, ache, illness, sickness, disease

Louisiana Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from French ma (“my”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

mâ

  1. feminine of mô (“my”)

Usage notes[edit]

The presence of grammatical gender varies by dialect. Thus some Louisiana Creole speakers may tend to use mô before traditionally feminine nouns.

Namuyi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ma. Cognate to Burmese မ (ma.).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

mâ

  1. not
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