What Does Ma Mean?

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What does ma mean?

Definitions for mamɑma

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ma.

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummynoun

   informal terms for a mother

2. Master of Arts, MA, Artium Magister, AMnoun

   a master's degree in arts and sciences

3. milliampere, mAnoun

   one thousandth of an ampere

4. Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MAnoun

   a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. manoun

   Mother, mama.

2. Manoun

   of east Asian derivation.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MA

   Ma, MA, or master

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ma

   One general definition for "ma" is that it is a term originating from Japanese aesthetics and culture, referring to the concept of emptiness, space, or the pause between objects or events. It is often used to describe the importance of silence, gaps, or intervals in creating a sense of balance, harmony, or aesthetic sensibility in various art forms, such as music, architecture, design, and poetry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Manoun

   a child's word for mother

2. Manoun

   in Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother

3. Ma

   but; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick)

4. Etymology: [It.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ma

   mä, n. a childish contraction for mamma.

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1. ma

   The ma symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the ma symbol and its characteristic.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ma is ranked #1240 in terms of the most common surnames in America.The Ma surname appeared 28,452 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 10 would have the surname Ma.93.5% or 26,605 total occurrences were Asian.3% or 873 total occurrences were White.1.5% or 438 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.1.3% or 390 total occurrences were of two or more races.0.4% or 128 total occurrences were Black.0% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • American State
   • United States
   • Current Unit
   • Master's Degree
   • Mother

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ma' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3644

Usage in printed sourcesFrom:

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Anagrams for ma »

1. AM

2. Am

3. a.m.

4. am

How to pronounce ma?

1. AlexUS EnglishDavidUS EnglishMarkUS EnglishDanielBritishLibbyBritishMiaBritishKarenAustralianHayleyAustralianNatashaAustralianVeenaIndianPriyaIndianNeerjaIndianZiraUS EnglishOliverBritishWendyBritishFredUS EnglishTessaSouth African

How to say ma in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ma in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Popularity rank by frequency of use

ma#1#1388#10000

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ma
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ma
3. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma
4. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ma
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ma
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Recordshttps://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ma

Translations for ma

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

• أماهArabic
• maCzech
• maDanish
• Mamma, MutterGerman
• μαμάGreek
• maEsperanto
• má, mamáSpanish
• مامانPersian
• äiskä, äitiFinnish
• mamanFrench
• maIrish
• माHindi
• mamaHungarian
• մաArmenian
• buIndonesian
• mammaItalian
• אִמָאHebrew
• maJapanese
• ಮಾKannada
• 엄마Korean
• MALatin
• мамаMacedonian
• maDutch
• maNorwegian
• mamaPolish
• mamãe, mamãPortuguese
• maRomanian
• мамаRussian
• maSwedish
• maTamil
• maTelugu
• แม่Thai
• anneTurkish
• мамаUkrainian
• ایم اےUrdu
• mẹVietnamese
• מאַYiddish
• 嘛Chinese

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