മാ
Malayalam[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mām. Cognate with Kannada ಮಾವು (māvu), Telugu మామిడి (māmiḍi, “mango”), Tamil மா (mā, “mango”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- മാവ് (māvŭ)
Noun[edit]
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 3[edit]
Cognate with Tamil மா (mā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Numeral[edit]
മാ • (mā)
- 1/20
Etymology 4[edit]
Derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā).
Alternative forms[edit]
- മഹാ (mahā)
Noun[edit]
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 5[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit मा (mā).
Particle[edit]
മാ • (mā)
- prohibitive participle
Etymology 6[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 7[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
മാ • (mā)
Etymology 8[edit]
Cognate with Tamil மா (mā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection[edit]
മാ • (mā)
References[edit]
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മാ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മാ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.