ma
nounnounnoundeterminerparticleparticlenountop 1 000 in film dialogue
- //mɑː//
mother, mama
noun
- 1
Variant of milli-arcsecondAbbreviation of milli-arcsecond.
noun
- 1
mother, mama
Once the silky gent who ran a barge called the Knuckle Sandwich tried to persuade Borglum's ma and da to sell him their little dwarfish boy for twelve gold coins.
- 2
The landlady of a theater.
[…] that dear little man writing in the guestbook of the "Ma" or theatrical landlady […]
Etymology
The sound, which parents interpret as a reference to themselves, is very commonly made by infants. For more on the linguistic process whereby infants' monosyllables are tied to ancient word roots for parents, see mama, papa, mātēr, and patēr.
noun
- 1
May.
Etymology
Abbreviation.
determiner
- 1
Variant of myinformalAlternative spelling of my.
Etymology
From my.
particle
- 1
Variant of mahAlternative form of mah.
Etymology
From Cantonese 嘛 (maa³, “of course!”).
particle
- 1
Variant of mahAlternative spelling of mah.
Etymology
From Mandarin 嗎／吗 (ma).
noun
- 1
Negative space in Japanese art.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 間.
Forms
- plural
- mas