FromMiddle High Germanman, fromOld High Germanman, fromProto-Germanic*mann-. Cognate withGermanMann,Dutchman,Englishman,Icelandicmaður,Swedishman,Gothic𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰(manna).
mà m(Rimella andCampello Monti)
- man
- husband
Inherited fromOld Catalanman, fromLatinmanus, fromProto-Italic*manus, perhaps fromProto-Indo-European*méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived fromProto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-(“to beckon”), or perhaps from aProto-Indo-European*mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). CompareOccitanman,Frenchmain,Spanishmano.
mà f (pluralmans)
- hand
- quire
- (poker)hand
- coat(of paint)
- Synonym:capa
- “mà”, inDiccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition,Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan:Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “mà”, inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana,2025
- “mà” inDiccionari normatiu valencià,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mà” inDiccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
mà
- manatee
mà (ma4,Zhuyinㄇㄚˋ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of傌 /㐷
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of㑻
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of㜫
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of㨸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of㾺 /𬏜
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of䠋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of䠨
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of䧞 /𬮺
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of䯦
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of嘜 /唛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of帓
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of杩
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of榪 /杩
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of犸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of獁 /犸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of睰
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of祃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of禡 /祃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of罵 /骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of虿
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of融
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of貇
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of貉
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of閁
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of駡 /骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of騼 /𫠋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of骂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of蚂
mà
- tograsp
mà
- I (subject),my
Object andvocative pronouns are written as a suffix-ma.
Within Austroasiatic, comparePacohma(“but, topicalizer”) andOld Monma(“relative marker”).
mà• (𦓡,麻)
- but;however;nevertheless
- Synonyms:nhưng,nhưng mà
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Mối tình năm cũ" (inCánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
Trần Hưng rất hài lòng với những đoạn phim vừa thu được, nó nổi bật lên phần đời của người chiến sĩ này, giản dịmà cao quý, bình thườngmà phi thường.- Trần Hưng was very satisfied with the footage just shot; it highlighted the life of this fighter, simplebut lofty, ordinarybut extraordinary.
- giàmà vẫn khoẻ ―oldbut still energetic
Mới đi có chútmà thằng ất ơ nào chiếm chỗ rồi.- I was just gone for a bitbut some random dude already took my place.
Nhìn trong hộp rồimà hông thấy.- I already looked into the boxbut I can't see it.
- where
- which,whom,that
Bài kiểm tramà tuần trước mình làm.- The examthat we took last week.
- (preceding a verb with neutral or negative connotation)and;andthen;andso(marks succession of actions or causality)
- đếnmà xem ―comeand see
- nghe cho kĩmà làm ―to listen closelyin order to do something well
- thắt cổmà chết ―hung oneselfand so died
- đóimà chết ―got starvedand died
mà
- (colloquial)Final affirmative particle, indicating emphasis or contrast.
Tôi có làm gì đâumà!- Ireally didn't do anything!
Ngonmà, sao chê dữ vậy?- It tastes pretty goodtho/actually, not sure why you gotta shit on it that much.
- (colloquial)An intensifier, placed before an adjective or verb
- thấymà ghê ―disgustedjust (by) looking (at it)
- nghĩmà sướng ―elatedjust thinking (about it)
