மா

See also: மா-

Tamil

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maː/

Etymology 1

From Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸 (mā).

Noun

மா • (mā)

  1. animal, beast
  2. horse
  3. elephant
  4. stallion, boar, male elephant
  5. (astrology) Leo
  6. bee
  7. swan
  8. calling, call
  9. cloth
  10. nail
  11. bearing with patience

Etymology 2

Compare Malayalam മാ (mā), Telugu మామిడి (māmiḍi).

Noun

மா • (mā)

  1. mango
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

மா • (mā)

  1. (Hinduism) Lakshmi
  2. (Hinduism) Saraswati
  3. treasure
  4. a measure of weight
  5. the fraction one twentieth
  6. field
  7. tract of land
  8. dislike, disgust
  9. mirage

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Probably related to மாய் (māy).

Noun

மா • (mā)

  1. flour, meal, dough, powder
  2. dust
  3. afterbirth, secudines

Etymology 5

From Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸 (mā).

Noun

மா • (mā)

  1. beauty
  2. blackness
  3. color
  4. paleness cause by lovesickness

Etymology 6

Shortening of அம்மா (ammā).

Noun

மா • (mā)

  1. (colloquial) mother

See also

References
  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “மா”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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