mà

• ma, Maa, Mann, Mànn, mo

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

mà m (Rimella, Campello Monti)

1. man
2. husband

• “mà” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

From Old Occitan man, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic *manus, from Proto-Indo-European *man- (“hand”). Compare French main, Galician man, Italian mano, Occitan man, Portuguese mão, Romanian mână, Sardinian manu, and Spanish mano.

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈma/
• Rhymes: -a

mà f (plural mans)

1. hand
2. quire
3. (poker) hand

• “mà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

mà (Zhuyin ㄇㄚˋ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 㐷
2. Pinyin transcription of 㑻
3. Pinyin transcription of 㜫
4. Pinyin transcription of 㨸
5. Pinyin transcription of 㾺
6. Pinyin transcription of 䠋
7. Pinyin transcription of 䠨
8. Pinyin transcription of 䧞
9. Pinyin transcription of 䯦
10. Pinyin transcription of 傌
11. Pinyin transcription of 嘜, 唛
12. Pinyin transcription of 帓
13. Pinyin transcription of 杩
14. Pinyin transcription of 榪
15. Pinyin transcription of 犸
16. Pinyin transcription of 獁
17. Pinyin transcription of 睰
18. Pinyin transcription of 祃
19. Pinyin transcription of 禡
20. Pinyin transcription of 罵
21. Pinyin transcription of 虿
22. Pinyin transcription of 融
23. Pinyin transcription of 貇
24. Pinyin transcription of 貉
25. Pinyin transcription of 閁
26. Pinyin transcription of 駡
27. Pinyin transcription of 騼
28. Pinyin transcription of 骂
29. Pinyin transcription of 蚂

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩]

mà

1. but
   • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Mối tình năm cũ" (in Cánh 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 dị mà cao quý, bình thường mà phi thường.

     Trần Hưng was very satisfied with the footage just shot; it highlighted the life of this fighter, simple but lofty, ordinary but extraordinary.

2. where
3. which, whom

• nhưng (“but”)
• nhưng mà (“but”)

mà

1. (colloquial) Final affirmative particle, indicating emphasis or contrast.