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Ma

Ma

(mä)
,
Noun.
[Cf.
Mamma
.]
1.
A child’s word for
mother
.
2.
[Hind.]
In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.
Balfour (Cyc. of India).

Ma

,
c
onj.
[It.]
(Mus.)
But; – used in cautionary phrases;
as, “Vivace,
ma
non troppo presto” (i. e., lively, but not too quick)
.
Moore (Encyc. of Music).

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Mandarin

Romanization

(Zhuyin ㄇㄚ)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Particle

  1. (prohibitive) do not

Samoan

Pronoun

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

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