mā
Hokkien
editFor pronunciation and definitions of mā – see 嘛 (“also”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嘛). |
Japanese
editRomanization
editmā
Mandarin
editAlternative forms
editRomanization
edit- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 媽/妈
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬤/嬷
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 孑
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抵
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摨
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擳/𰓜
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虿
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麵/面
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抹
Maori
editEtymology
editContraction of marama.[1]
Noun
editmā
- (colour/color) white
See also
editmā, tea | kiwikiwi | pango |
whero, kura | karaka; parauri | kōwhai, renga |
kākāriki | kārikiuri | |
kikorangi | kahurangi | |
tūāuri | waiporoporo | māwhero |
References
editMarshallese
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmā
References
editNamuyi
editEtymology
editProbably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa. Cognate to Burmese ဝါး (wa:).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmā
Pali
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Sanskrit मा (mā, “do not”).
Particle
editmā
- (prohibitive) do not
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editmā f
Samoan
editPronoun
editmā
- First person dual exclusive
- we (he/she and I, but not you)
See also
editTocharian B
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editmā
Tokelauan
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *maqa.
Noun
editmā
- (to a male) brother-in-law (one's sister's husband)
- (to a male) cousin-in-law (one's cousin's husband)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *ma. Cognates include Tuvaluan maa and Samoan mā.
Noun
editmā
Verb
editmā (plural mamā)
- (stative) to be ashamed
- (stative) to be embarrassed
Etymology 3
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *maqa. Cognates include Maori mā and Samoan mā.
Preposition
editmā
See also
editEtymology 4
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *ma. Cognates include Tuvaluan maa and Samoan mā.
Pronoun
editmā
See also
editIndependent | ||||
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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. |
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 |
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 |
Etymology 5
editVerb
editmā
- (transitive) to presume, assume, think
Etymology 6
editNoun
editmā
References
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 198
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