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ма
ма
Bulgarian
Interjection
ма • (ma)
- (vulgar, pejorative) Placed at the end of a sentence, when directed at a woman, as a strongly offensive intensifier.
Dungan
Etymology 1
Cognate to Standard Mandarin 馬 / 马 (mǎ)
Noun
ма (ma)
Etymology 2
Cognate to Standard Mandarin 媽 / 妈 (mā)
Noun
ма (ma)
Etymology 3
Cognate to Standard Mandarin 罵 / 骂 (mà)
Verb
ма (ma)
- to scold
Macedonian
Interjection
ма • (ma)
- (vulgar, pejorative) Placed at the end of an utterance as an offensive intensifier (usually when addressing women)
Ossetian
Particle
ма • (ma)
- (Iron dialect, Difor) prohibitive particle
- ма тӕрс ― ma tærs ― don't be afraid
References
- Kasajev A. M., editor (1993), “ма”, in Iron-wyryssag ʒyrdwat [Iron–Russian Dictionary], 4th edition, Vladikavkaz: North-Ossetian Institute of Humanitarian Studies
- Taqazty, Fedar (2003), “ма”, in Digoron-urussag ʒurdwat [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania
- Abajev, V. I. (1973), “ma”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 60f