Definition/Meaning of ma

• English - Noun: ma (plural mas) (abbreviation, plural normally) Abbreviation of milli-arcsecond . ma (plural mas) (colloquial) mother , mama 2011, Philip Reeve, Scrivener's Moon, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 48: Once the silky gent who ran a barge called the Knuckle Sandwich tried to persuade Borglum's ma and da to sell him their little dwarfish boy for twelve gold coins. (colloquial) The landlady of a theater .…
• English - Determiner: ma (alternative, dialectal, informal) Alternative spelling of my .
• English - Particle: ma (Manglish, Singlish, alternative) Alternative form of mah . ma (alternative) Alternative spelling of mah .
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. The sound, which parents interpret as a reference to themselves, is very commonly made by infants. For more on the linguistic process whereby infants' monosyllable s are tied to ancient word roots for parents, see mama , papa , mātēr, and patēr. Etymology 2. Abbreviation. Etymology 3. From my . Etymology 4. From Cantonese 嘛 (maa³, “of course!”). Etymology 5. From Mandarin 嗎 ／ 吗…
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /mɑː/ Rhymes: -ɑː