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3-letter words (2 found)

AMA,MAA,

2-letter words (3 found)

AA,AM,MA,

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Definitions and meaning of maa

maa

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑː/, (imitative) /mæː/, [mæ̰ː ~ mæˀæˀæ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː, -æː

Interjection

maa

  1. A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.

Verb

maa (third-person singular simple present maas, present participle maaing, simple past and past participle maaed)

  1. (intransitive) To make such a sound.

Anagrams

  • AAM, AMA, Ama, aam, ama

'Are'are

Noun

maa

  1. eye
  2. snake

References

  • Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaː/, [ˈmaː]
  • Hyphenation: maa

Determiner

máa

  1. Alternative form of má

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “maa”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Barunggam

Noun

maa

  1. hand

Further reading

  • Barunggam body parts

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧a
  • IPA(key): /ˈma/, [ˈma]

Adjective

maá (Badlit spelling ᜋᜀ)

  1. Alternative form of mala (“dry”).

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Finnish maa and Karelian mua.

Noun

maa (genitive maa, partitive maad)

  1. earth
  2. land
  3. ground
  4. country
  5. countryside
  6. rural
  7. agri

Declension

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Estonian maa and Karelian mua, Erzya мастор (mastor) (initial component), Komi-Zyrian му (mu), Udmurt му (mu), Northern Mansi ма̄ (mā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑː/, [ˈmɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Syllabification(key): maa

Noun

maa

  1. ground, land (surface of the Earth, especially that which is not covered by water)
    1. (by extension) ground, floor, down (physically lower, no matter the material)
  2. soil, earth (material)
    Synonym: multa
    tonni maata ― a ton of soil
  3. country (territory of a nation)
    mennä maahan ― to go into the country (e.g. Spain)
  4. land (area of land, as property or for farming, etc.)
  5. countryside (area outside of towns and cities, or such part of a larger area)
    Synonym: maaseutu
    mennä maalle ― to go to the countryside
  6. (card games) suit
  7. (electronics) ground, earth (electrical conductor connected to the earth)

Usage notes

The many senses of maa are commonly distinguished by the case forms used.

Declension

  • Prolative: maitse

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • “maa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maː/

Etymology 1

The sense "five" is a recent extension during the efforts to revitalise Gamilaraay, drawn from the fact that many languages use the same word for "hand" and "five", and that this semantic extension was also used to derive the word for "five" in other Indigenous Australian languages which traditionally did not have a word for "five".

Noun

maa

  1. hand (part of the body)
  2. finger

Numeral

maa

  1. five

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “I am not sure if these are different etymologies”)

Noun

maa

  1. totem
  2. marks made on rugs and weapons to indicate the totem of their manufacturer/owner

References

  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Guruntum

Noun

maa

  1. water

References

  • Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 81

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maa. Cognates include Finnish maa and Estonian maa.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː/, [ˈmɑː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː/, [ˈmɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: maa

Noun

maa

  1. earth
  2. soil
  3. land
  4. ground
  5. country
  6. floor (bottom part of a room)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (land): mantu

Derived terms

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[4], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 66
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 300
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎[5], →ISBN, page 73

Iu Mien

Noun

maa 

  1. mother

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

maa

  1. obsolete typography of må

Nzadi

Noun

màá (plural màá)

  1. mother

Coordinate terms

  • tàá

Further reading

  • Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin malam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.a/

Adjective

maa

  1. feminine singular of mao

Descendants

  • Galician: má
  • Portuguese: má

Ottawa

Adverb

maa

  1. there

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 141

Swedish

Etymology

Initialism of med anledning av.

Preposition

maa

  1. because of, due to
    Synonym: p.g.a.

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe.

Noun

maa (genitive maa, partitive maad)

  1. earth
  2. soil
  3. land
  4. ground
  5. country
  6. countryside

Inflection

Derived terms

  • maakund

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Estonian maa and Karelian mua.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː/, [ˈmɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: maa

Noun

maa

  1. earth
  2. soil
  3. land
  4. ground
  5. country
  6. countryside

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

West Makian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maː/

Verb

maa

  1. (transitive) to hold
  2. (transitive) to seize

Conjugation

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[6], Pacific linguistics

Yanomamö

Noun

maa

  1. rain

References

  • Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN

Yola

Verb

maa

  1. Alternative form of mye

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /máā/, [máā~mã́ã̄]

Particle

máa

  1. Used to express the future tense.
    Synonyms: á, yóò, óò
    Antonym: kò ní í
  2. Used to express the durative tense in commands.
    Ẹ máa rọra o! ― Be careful! (literally, “Keep being careful!”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /màá/, /māā/

Contraction

màá or maa

  1. Contraction of èmi á (“I'll”).

Source: wiktionary.org