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M	U+004D,M LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M

Character variations

Ⅿ	U+216F,Ⅿ ROMAN NUMERAL ONE THOUSAND

←Ⅾ
[U+216E]

ⅰ→
[U+2170]

Ｍ	U+FF2D,Ｍ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M

←Ｌ
[U+FF2C]

Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms

Ｎ→
[U+FF2E]

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M

Etymology 1

From theEtruscanletter𐌌(m,em),from theAncient GreekletterΜ(M,mu),derived from thePhoenicianletter𐤌(m,mem),from theEgyptianhieroglyph𓈖.

Alternative forms

ꟿ(in ancient inscriptions)

Letter

M(lower casem)

The thirteenth letter of thebasic modern Latin Alpha bet.

See also

(Latin script):A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S ſ s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z
(Variations of letter M):Ḿ ḿ Ṁ ṁ Ṃ ṃ ᵯ ᶆ Ɱ ɱ ᴍ Ｍｍ

Etymology 2

An alteration of⋈,from∞,an alteration ofↀ,an alteration ofⓍ,from encirclingX(the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.

Alternative forms

m,DD,dd,ↀ,Ⅰ̅,ⅰ̅,ⅭⅠↃ

Numeral

M(upper case Roman numeral,lower casem)

(Roman numerals)Thousand(1000)
Thethousandth(1,000th).

Etymology 3

Symbol

M

Male,infrequently appended to age.
Abbreviationofmega-.
(astronomy)AbbreviationofMessier,used inMessier numbers.
(biochemistry)Abbreviationofmethionine,as established byIUPAC.
(chemistry)Abbreviationofmolar(one mole of substance per litre of solvent).
(mathematical analysis)A genericmanifold.
(group theory)monster group
(music)major
(linguistics)midtone
(astronomy)massof a reference body as a unit of measure
M_☉—solar mass;M_🜨—terrestrial mass;M_JorM_♃—jovian mass;M_LorM_☾—lunar mass
(usuallyclothing)medium(the manufactured size)
Coordinate terms:XXS,XS,S,L,XL,XLT,XXL,XXXL

Usage notes

Because of the potential for confusion, the abbreviation for unit "molar" is usually written in italics (M) or insmall caps(ᴍ).Mfor reference mass is usually written in italics.

Gallery

Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase versions ofM,in normal and italic type
Uppercase and lowercaseMinFraktur

See also

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Other representations of M:

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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(name of letter)IPA^(key):/ɛm/

Audio(UK):

Rhymes:-ɛm

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem,pluralMsorM's)

The thirteenthletterof the EnglishAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.

See also

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)letter;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Etymology 2

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Number

M(upper case,lower casem)

Theordinalnumberthirteenth,derived from thisletterof the EnglishAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation.

Noun

M(countableanduncountable,pluralMs)

Initialism ofmother.
Initialism ofmen(sign on toilet door).
Coordinate term:W
- 2001,Jonathan Franzen,The Corrections,New York, NY:Farrar, Straus and Giroux,→ISBN,page332:
  From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, noMor W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.
AbbreviationofMonday.
Synonyms:Mon,Mon.
Abbreviationofnautical mile.
Initialism ofmillion.
(entomology)Initialism ofmedia.
(usuallyclothing)Initialism ofmedium(the manufactured size or an item of that size).
Coordinate terms:XXS,XS,S,L,XL,XLT,XXL,XXXL
(US,film)Afilmwith the content rating M.
(injob listings)Abbreviationofminority.
EOEM/F/V/H―equal opportunity employer (minority,female, veteran, handicap)
(slang)Initialism ofmorphine.
- 1952,Woman's Home Companion,volume79,page141:
  [Doctors] always carry narcotic prescription blanks and someMwith them.Mis morphine.
- 1956,Jess Stearn,Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today,New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page59:
  “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H orM,why, demmies will do the trick.”
- 1957,Jack Kerouac,On the Road,Viking Press,→OCLC:
  That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot ofM,which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.
- 2009,Larry Harrison,Glimpses of a Floating World,page142:
  'You were going to get me someM,' she whispered in his ear.[…]His friend uses morphine, too.
(cricket,in batting figures)the number of minutes a player spent at thecrease
(cricket,in bowling figures)the number ofmaiden oversbowled
(India,Islam,Internet slang)Initialism ofMuslim;mostly used byHindutvanetizens primarily towardsIslamistsupporters and Muslim militants.
Coordinate term:H(“Hindu”)
Initialism ofmasochist.
- 1980April 5, Brian O'Dell, “Sensuality/Mutuality”, inGay Community News,page 4:
  In all the sexual encounters I have participated in or know of the "M"sets the limits as to what to get into and how much pain will be applied. And of course if the scene gets too rough the"M"has the right to stop it.

Noun

M(pluralMessrsorMM)

Monsieur.
Alternative form:M.
- 1928May,Paul Morand,“Paris Letter”, inThe Dial,volume LXXXIV, number 6, publishedJune 1928,page508:
  I also advise reading the Merlin ofMJean Prévost, published by the N. R. F., a swift audacious picture of post-war love, treated with the grace of a Crébillon or of a Restif de la Bretonne. I could not recommend too highly the Petite Histoire des Juifs whichMMJean and Jérôme Tharaud have just published with Plon.

Usage notes

The current standard form in French isM.,withMM.as the plural.

Noun

M

(stenoscript)Abbreviationofmonth.

Proper noun

M

(Michigan,roadway)Michigan.

Adjective

M(notcomparable)

Initialism ofmale.
Coordinate terms:F,X
(usuallyclothing)Initialism ofmedium(of the manufactured size).
Coordinate terms:XXS,XS,S,L,XL,XXL
Initialism ofmature.
(Can we add anexamplefor this sense?)

Afar

Letter

M

The seventeenth letter in the Afar Alpha bet.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Tt,Ss,Ee,Cc,Kk,Xx,Ii,Dd,Qq,Rr,Ff,Gg,Oo,Ll,Mm,Nn,Uu,Ww,Hh,Yy

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

(letter name):IPA^(key):/ɛm/

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The thirteenthletterof the AfrikaansAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)letter;A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Mm,N n,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u,V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

Noun

M(pluralM'e,diminutiveM'etjie)

M

Angami

Letter

M

The thirty-secondletterof the AngamiAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)Ü ü,Üi üi,A a,Ai ai,I i,Ie ie,U u,Uo uo,E e,Ei ei,O o,Ou ou,K k,Kh kh,G g,Ng ng,C c,Ch ch,J j,Jh jh,Ny ny,T t,Th th,D d,N n,Ts ts,Tsh tsh,Dz dz,P p,Ph ph,B b,Mm,Pf pf,Bv bv,Y y,Yh yh,R r,Rh rh,L l,Lh lh,F f,V v,W w,Wh wh,S s,Sh sh,Z z,Zh zh,H h

Azerbaijani

Letter

Mupper case(lower casem)

The nineteenthletterof the AzerbaijaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)hərf;Aa,Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Əə,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Xx,Iı,İi,Jj,Kk,Qq,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu,Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz

Basque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/eme/,[e̞.me̞]

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The thirteenthletterof the BasqueAlpha bet,calledemeand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)A a,B b,C c(Ç ç),D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Mm,N n,Ñ ñ,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u(Ü ü),V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

Central Franconian

Etymology

/m/is from West Germanic*m.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/m/

Letter

M

A letter in the German-based Alpha bet of Central Franconian.
A letter in the Dutch-based Alpha bet of Central Franconian.

Usage notes

Doubling of M

In the German-based spelling,mis doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
In the Dutch-based spelling,mis doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.

Chinese

Etymology 1

FromEnglishmenstruationormenstrual cycle.

Pronunciation

Cantonese(Jyutping):em¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping:em¹
  - Cantonese Pinyin:em¹
  - Guangdong Romanization:ém¹
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/ɛːm⁵⁵/

Noun

M

(Hong Kong Cantonese,colloquial)menstruation
LêM[Cantonese]―lei⁴em¹[Jyutping]― to haveperiods
(Hong Kong Cantonese,colloquial)menstrual cycle
(Hong Kong Cantonese,colloquial)menses;menstrual blood

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms ofKinh nguyệt( “menstruation; period” )[map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal(Written Standard Chinese)		Kinh nguyệt,Nguyệt tin,Nguyệt sự,Triều tineuphemistic
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	Kinh nguyệt,Nghỉ lễ
	Taiwan	Kinh nguyệt,Nguyệt sự,Bạn tốt,Đại di mụ
	Singapore	Kinh nguyệt,Đại di mụ
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	Kinh nguyệt,Nghỉ lễ
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai(Muping)	Kinh mạch nhi
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	Kinh nguyệt,Trên người
Central Plains Mandarin	Xining	Nghỉ lễ
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	Chuyện tốt
	Dagudi(Maliba)	Kinh nguyệt,Tỷ muội
	Reshuitang(Longling)	Đại di mụ
	Mae Salong(Lancang)	Kinh nguyệt,Đại di mụ
	Mae Sai(Tengchong)	Kinh nguyệt
Cantonese	Guangzhou	Đại di mụ,Cô bà,Nghỉ lễ
Cantonese	Hong Kong	Kinh nguyệt,Đại di mụ,M
Gan	Lichuan	Trên người
Hakka	Miaoli(N. Sixian)	Nguyệt kỳ
	Pingtung(Neipu; S. Sixian)	Nguyệt kỳ
	Hsinchu County(Zhudong; Hailu)	Nguyệt kỳ
	Taichung(Dongshi; Dabu)	Nguyệt kỳ
	Hsinchu County(Qionglin; Raoping)	Nguyệt kỳ
	Yunlin(Lunbei; Zhao'an)	Nguyệt kỳ
Jin	Taiyuan	Kinh nguyệt
Southern Min	Xiamen	Kinh nguyệt
	Quanzhou	Kinh nguyệt
	Zhangzhou	Kinh nguyệt
	Kaohsiung	Kinh nguyệt
	Yilan	Kinh nguyệt
	Changhua(Lukang)	Kinh nguyệt
	Taichung	Nguyệt sự
	Taichung(Wuqi)	Kinh nguyệt
	Tainan	mè-sù,Kinh nguyệt,Kinh nông cái
	Taitung	Kinh nguyệt
	Hsinchu	Kinh nguyệt
	Penghu(Magong)	Kinh nguyệt
	Singapore(Hokkien)	Kinh nguyệt
	Manila(Hokkien)	Kinh nguyệt
	Jieyang	Lão mã
Wu	Shanghai	Kinh nguyệt,Kinh thủydated,Lão bằng hữu,Lão quỷ tam,Đại di mụ
	Ningbo	Đại nước tiểu,Nguyệt gia
	Wenzhou	Trên người tới

Derived terms

Verb

M

(Hong Kong Cantonese,colloquial)tomenstruate;to have aperiod

Etymology 2

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Cantonese(Jyutping):em¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping:em¹
  - Cantonese Pinyin:em¹
  - Guangdong Romanization:ém¹
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/ɛːm⁵⁵/

Verb

M

(Hong Kong Cantonese,university slang)tonab;totakewithoutasking

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms ofTrộm( “to steal” )[map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		Trộm,Trộm,Trộm
Formal(Written Standard Chinese)		Trộm,Ăn cắp,Trộm đạo,Trộm cướp,Đánh cắp
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	Trộm
	Taiwan	Trộm
	Singapore	Trộm
Cantonese	Guangzhou	Trộm,Chuột
	Hong Kong	Trộm,Thát,M,jam
	Taishan	Trộm
Hakka	Meixian	Trộm
	Huizhou(Huicheng Bendihua)	Thát
	Miaoli(N. Sixian)	Trộm
	Hsinchu County(Zhudong; Hailu)	Trộm
	Taichung(Dongshi; Dabu)	Trộm
	Hsinchu County(Qionglin; Raoping)	Trộm
	Yunlin(Lunbei; Zhao'an)	Trộm đề
Southern Min	Xiamen	Trộm đề
	Quanzhou	Trộm đề
	Zhangzhou	Trộm đề
	Penang(Hokkien)	Trộm đề
	Manila(Hokkien)	Trộm,Trộm đề
	Shantou	Trộm

Etymology 3

FromEnglishMorEnglishmetre.

Pronunciation

Cantonese(Jyutping):mit¹/ em¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping:mit¹/ em¹
  - Cantonese Pinyin:mit⁷/ em¹
  - Guangdong Romanization:mid¹/ ém¹
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/miːt̚⁵/, /ɛːm⁵⁵/

Classifier

M

(Hong Kong Cantonese)metre

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms ofMễ( “metre” )[map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal(Written Standard Chinese)		Mễ,Mét
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	Mễ,Mét
	Taiwan	Mét,Mễ
	Chifeng	Mễ,Mét
	Hulunbuir(Hailar)	Mễ,Mét
	Harbin	Mễ,Mét
	Shenyang	Mễ,Mét
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	Mễ,Mét
	Tangshan	Mễ,Mét
	Cangzhou	Mễ,Mét
	Baoding	Mễ,Mét
	Shijiazhuang	Mễ,Mét
	Jinan	Mễ,Mét
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	Mễ,Mét
Central Plains Mandarin	Zhengzhou	Mễ,Mét
	Xi'an	Mễ,Mét
	Xining	Mễ,Mét
	Xuzhou	Mễ,Mét
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	Mễ,Mét
	Lanzhou	Mễ,Mét
	Ürümqi	Mễ,Mét
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	Mễ,Mét
	Chongqing	Mễ,Mét
	Wuhan	Mễ,Mét
	Guiyang	Mễ,Mét
	Kunming	Mễ,Mét
	Guilin	Mễ,Mét
	Liuzhou	Mễ,Mét
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	Mễ,Mét
	Yangzhou	Mễ,Mét
	Nantong	Mễ,Mét
	Hefei	Mễ,Mét
Cantonese	Guangzhou	Mễ
Cantonese	Hong Kong	Mễ,Mét,M
Hakka	Miaoli(N. Sixian)	Mét
	Pingtung(Neipu; S. Sixian)	Mét
	Hsinchu County(Zhudong; Hailu)	Mét
	Taichung(Dongshi; Dabu)	Mét
	Hsinchu County(Qionglin; Raoping)	Mét
	Yunlin(Lunbei; Zhao'an)	Mét
Huizhou	Shexian	Mễ,Mét
Jin	Taiyuan	Mễ,Mét
	Xinzhou	Mễ,Mét
	Linhe	Mễ,Mét
	Jining	Mễ,Mét
	Hohhot	Mễ,Mét
	Zhangjiakou	Mễ,Mét
	Handan	Mễ,Mét
Southern Min	Xiamen	Mễ,Mét
	Quanzhou	Mễ,Mét
	Zhangzhou	Mễ,Mét
	Tainan	Mễ
Wu	Suzhou	Mễ
Wu	Jinhua	Mễ

Etymology 4

FromEnglishM,meg(“megabyte”).

Alternative forms

MB

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin):áimu

(Zhuyin):ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ
Cantonese(Jyutping):mek¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin:áimu
  - Zhuyin:ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin:áimů
  - Wade–Giles:ai²-mu⁵
  - Yale:ái-mu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh:air.mu
  - Palladius:айму(ajmu)
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/ˀaɪ̯³⁵ mu³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping:mek¹
  - Yale:mēk
  - Cantonese Pinyin:mek⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization:még¹
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/mɛːk̚⁵/

Noun

M

(computing,informal)megabyte

Related terms

G(“gigabyte”)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin):áimu,áim

(Zhuyin):ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ, ㄞㄇˊ
Cantonese(Jyutping):em¹
Southern Min(Teochew,Peng'im):êm⁵
Wu(Shanghai,Wugniu):⁵e-m₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin:áimu
  - Zhuyin:ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin:áimů
  - Wade–Giles:ai²-mu⁵
  - Yale:ái-mu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh:air.mu
  - Palladius:айму(ajmu)
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/ˀaɪ̯³⁵ mu³/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin:áim
  - Zhuyin:ㄞㄇˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin:áim
  - Wade–Giles:aim²
  - Yale:áim
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh:aim2
  - Palladius:айм(ajm)
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/ˀaɪ̯m³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping:em¹
  - Cantonese Pinyin:em¹
  - Guangdong Romanization:ém¹
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/ɛːm⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im:êm⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like:êm
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/em⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern:Shanghai)
  - Wugniu:⁵e-m₆
  - MiniDict:e^Đim^Đi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation(Shanghai):²e-mm₃
  - SinologicalIPA(Shanghai):/e³³ m̩⁴⁴/

Letter

M

The thirteenth letter of the Latin Alpha bet.

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin):mō(mo¹)

(Zhuyin):ㄇㄛ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese,common)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin:mō
  - Zhuyin:ㄇㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin:mo
  - Wade–Giles:mo¹
  - Yale:mwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh:mho
  - Palladius:мо(mo)
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Letter

M

The third letter used inPinyin.

Usage notes

《 cách phiên âm Hán ngữ 》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
The official pronunciation defined in 《 cách phiên âm Hán ngữ 》, ㄝㄇ (ê̄m), is not a valid syllable in Pinyin.

Dutch

Pronunciation

(letter name):IPA^(key):/ɛm/
Audio: (file)

Letter

M(capital,lowercasem)

the thirteenth letter of the Dutch Alpha bet

See also

Previous letter:L
Next letter:N

Elfdalian

Alternative forms

ᛘ,M(Dalecarlian runes)

Letter

M(upper caseM,lower casem)

The sixteenthletterof the ElfdalianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

(letter name):IPA^(key):/mo/
(phoneme):IPA^(key):/m/
Audio: (file)

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The sixteenthletterof the EsperantoAlpha bet,calledmoand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)litero;Aa,Bb,Cc,Ĉĉ,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ĝĝ,Hh,Ĥĥ,Ii,Jj,Ĵĵ,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Ŝŝ,Tt,Uu,Ŭŭ,Vv,Zz

Estonian

EstonianWikipediahas an article on:

M

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The thirteenthletterof the EstonianAlpha bet,calledemmand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)täht;A a,B b(C c),D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Mm,N n,O o,P p(Q q),R r,S s,Š š,Z z,Ž ž,T t,U u,V v(W w),Õ õ,Ä ä,Ö ö,Ü ü(X x,Y y)

Finnish

Etymology

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information,andMfor information on the development of the glyph itself.

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The thirteenthletterof the FinnishAlpha bet,calledämoremand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)kirjain;A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Mm,N n,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s(Š š),T t,U u,V v(W w),X x,Y y,Z z(Ž ž),Å å,Ä ä,Ö ö

Noun

M

Abbreviationofmagna cum laude approbatur.
Abbreviationofmies(“man, male”).

Adjective

M

Abbreviationofmaidoton(“milk-free, dairy-free”)(e.g. in restaurant menus).

Usage notes

The abbreviationsG,L,VLandMare the most common of their kind seen in restaurant menus. Other abbreviations are also seen, but not as standardized. Most menus contain a list of the abbreviations they use, including the four common ones.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ɛm/
Audio(Paris): (file)

Letter

M(lowercasem)

the thirteenth letter of theFrench Alpha bet,preceded byLand followed byN

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ʔɛm/
Audio: (file)

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The thirteenth letter of the German Alpha bet.

Noun

Mf(genitiveM,no plural)

(historical,East Germany)AbbreviationofMark der DDR.
Coordinate term:DM

Declension

Declension ofM[sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	M
genitive	einer	der	M
dative	einer	der	M
accusative	eine	die	M

Hungarian

Pronunciation

(phoneme):IPA^(key):[ˈm]
(letter name):IPA^(key):[ˈɛmː]

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The twenty-firstletterof the HungarianAlpha bet,calledemmand written in theLatin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in-e-,front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	M	M-ek
accusative	M-et	M-eket
dative	M-nek	M-eknek
instrumental	M-mel	M-ekkel
causal-final	M-ért	M-ekért
translative	M-mé	M-ekké
terminative	M-ig	M-ekig
essive-formal	M-ként	M-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	M-ben	M-ekben
superessive	M-en	M-eken
adessive	M-nél	M-eknél
illative	M-be	M-ekbe
sublative	M-re	M-ekre
allative	M-hez	M-ekhez
elative	M-ből	M-ekből
delative	M-ről	M-ekről
ablative	M-től	M-ektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	M-é	M-eké
non-attributive possessive - plural	M-éi	M-ekéi

Possessive formsofM
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	M-em	M-eim
2nd person sing.	M-ed	M-eid
3rd person sing.	M-e	M-ei
1st person plural	M-ünk	M-eink
2nd person plural	M-etek	M-eitek
3rd person plural	M-ük	M-eik

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)betű;Aa,Áá,Bb,Cc,Cscs,Dd,Dzdz,Dzsdzs,Ee,Éé,Ff,Gg,Gygy,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Lyly,Mm,Nn,Nyny,Oo,Óó,Öö,Őő,Pp,Rr,Ss,Szsz,Tt,Tyty,Uu,Úú,Üü,Űű,Vv,Zz,Zszs.Only in the extended Alpha bet:Q q W w X x Y y.Commonly used:ch.Also defined:à ë.In surnames (selection):ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

Ido

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/m/

Letter

M(lower casem)

The thirteenthletterof the IdoAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)litero;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(letter name):IPA^(key):/ɛm/
(phoneme):IPA^(key):/m/

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The thirteenthletterof the IndonesianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)huruf;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Etymology 2

Adverb

M

AbbreviationofMasehi(“CE;Christian Era”).

Italian

ItalianWikipediahas an article on:

M

Pronunciation

(letter name)IPA^(key):/ˈɛm.me/
- Rhymes:-ɛmme
(phonemic realization)IPA^(key):/m/

Letter

Mform(invariable,upper case,lower casem)

The eleventhletterof the ItalianAlpha bet,calledemmeand written in theLatin script.

Symbol

M

down with
Antonym:W(“up with”)

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)lettera;A a(À à),B b,C c,D d,E e(É é,È è),F f,G g,H h,I i(Í í,Ì ì,Î î,J j,K k),L l,Mm,N n,O o(Ó ó,Ò ò),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u(Ú ú,Ù ù),V v(W w,X x,Y y),Z z
Italian Alpha beton Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

JapaneseWikipediahas an article on:

M

Etymology 1

From the initial letter ofEnglishmedium.

Noun

M(エム)•(emu)

medium size

Synonyms

Trung(ちゅう)(chū)

Related terms

L(L)
S(S)

Etymology 2

From the initial letter ofEnglishmasochism;compareEnglishS&M.

Noun

M(エム)•(emu)

(sexuality,euphemistic)masochism,masochist
(colloquial)submissive personality

Antonyms

S(エス)(esu)

Derived terms

ドM(エム)(do-emu)

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin Alpha bet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian Alpha betarticle on Wikipedia for more, andMfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The eighteenthletterof the KashubianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)A a,Ą ą,Ã ã,B b,C c,D d,E e,É é,Ë ë,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Ł ł,Mm,N n,O o,Ò ò,Ó ó,Ô ô,P p,R r,S s,T t,U u,Ù ù,W w,Y y,Z z,Ż ż

Latin

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

A letter in theLatin Alpha bet,representing the sound /m/

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,L l,Mm,N n,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,V v,X x,Y y,Z z

Numeral

M

the number 1,000 (mīlle)

Latvian

LatvianWikipediahas an article on:

M

Etymology

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs,which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur,and sporadically inCyrillic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[m]
Audio: (file)

Letter

M

M(upper case,lower casem)

The twentiethletterof the LatvianAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.

See also

Letters of the Latvian Alpha bet:
burti:Aa,Āā,Bb,Cc,Čč,Dd,Ee,Ēē,Ff,Gg,Ģģ,Hh,Ii,Īī,Jj,Kk,Ķķ,Ll,Ļļ,Mm,Nn,Ņņ,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Ūū,Vv,Zz,Žž

Malay

MalayWikipediahas an article on:

M

Pronunciation

(Name of letter)IPA^(key):[ɛm]
(Phoneme)IPA^(key):[m]

Letter

M

The thirteenthletterof the MalayAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Nupe

Pronunciation

(phoneme):IPA^(key):/m/,IPA^(key):/ŋ/

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The sixteenthletterof the NupeAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)banki;A a(Á á,À à),B b,C c,D d,Dz dz,E e(É é,È è),F f,G g,Gb gb,H h,I i(Í í,Ì ì),J j,K k,Kp kp,L l,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),N n(Ń ń,Ǹ ǹ,N̄n̄),O o(Ó ó,Ò ò),P p,R r,S s,Sh sh,T t,Ts ts,U u(Ú ú,Ù ù),V v,W w,Y y,Z z,Zh zh

Old English

Pronunciation

(phoneme):IPA^(key):/m/

Letter

M

A letter of the Old English Alpha bet representing the phoneme /m/

Numeral

M

the numeral1000(þūsend)
- late 9th century,translationofOrosius’History Against the Pagans
  Þǣr wæs Persa XMofslæġen ġehorsedra, ⁊ eahtatiġMfēþena,⁊ eahtatiġ M ġefangenra.
  There, 10,000 Persian cavalry were slain, and 80,000 infanty, and 80,000 were captured.

Polish

Etymology

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin Alpha bet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthographyarticle on Wikipedia for more, andMfor development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈɛm/

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The seventeenthletterof the PolishAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)A a,Ą ą,B b,C c,Ć ć,D d,E e,Ę ę,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Ł ł,Mm,N n,Ń ń,O o,Ó ó,P p(Q q),R r,S s,Ś ś,T t,U u(V v),W w(X x),Y y,Z z,Ź ź,Ż ż

Portuguese

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The thirteenthletterof the PortugueseAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)letra;A a(Á á,À à,Â â,Ã ã),B b,C c(Ç ç),D d,E e(É é,Ê ê),F f,G g,H h,I i(Í í),J j,K k,L l,Mm,N n,O o(Ó ó,Ô ô,Õ õ),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u(Ú ú),V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

Romani

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/m/

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

(International Standard)The seventeenthletterof the RomaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
(Pan-Vlax)The eighteenthletterof the RomaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Xx,Ii,Jj,Kk,Khkh,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Phph,Rr,Ss,Tt,Thth,Uu,Vv,ZzInternational Standard:(À à,Ä ä,Ǎ ǎ),Ć ć,Ćh ćh,(È è,Ë ë,Ě ě), (Ì ì,Ï ï,Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò,Ö ö,Ǒ ǒ),Rr rr,Ś ś,(Ù ù,Ü ü,Ǔ ǔ),Ź ź,Ʒ ʒ,Q q,Ç ç,ϴ θ.Pan-Vlax:Č č,Čh čh,Dž dž,(Dź dź),Ř ř,Š š,(Ś ś),Ž ž,(Ź ź).

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/m/

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The sixteenthletterof the RomanianAlpha bet,calledem,me,ormîand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ăă,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Îî,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Șș,Tt,Țț,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Saanich

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/m/,/mʼ/

Letter

M

The twentiethletterof the SaanichAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)A,Á,Ⱥ,B,C,Ć,Ȼ,D,E,H,I,Í,J,K,Ꝁ,Ꝃ,₭,Ḵ,Ḱ,L,Ƚ,M,N,Ṉ,O,P,Q,S,Ś,T,Ⱦ,Ṯ,Ŧ,U,W,W̱,X,X̱,Y,Z,s,¸

Scottish Gaelic

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The eleventhletterof the Scottish GaelicAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.It is preceded byland followed byn.Its traditional name ismuin(“vine”).

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)litir;A a(À à),B b(Bh bh),C c(Ch ch),D d(Dh dh),E e(È è),F f(Fh fh),G g(Gh gh),H h,I i(Ì ì),L l,Mm(Mh mh),N n,O o(Ò ò),P p(Ph ph),R r,S s(Sh sh),T t(Th th),U u(Ù ù)
(diacritics)◌̀
(obsolete vowels)Á á É é Ó ó

Silesian

Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin Alpha bet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian languagearticle on Wikipedia for more, andMfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The sixteenthletterof the SilesianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)A a,Ã ã,B b,C c,Ć ć,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Ł ł,Mm,N n,Ń ń,O o,Ŏ ŏ,Ō ō,Ô ô,Õ õ,P p,R r,S s,Ś ś,T t,U u,W w,Y y,Z z,Ź ź,Ż ż

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

(phoneme)IPA^(key):/m/

Letter

M(lower casem)

The twenty-firstletterof the Skolt SamiAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)bukva;A a,Â â,B b,C c,Č č,Ʒ ʒ,Ǯ ǯ,D d,Đ đ,E e,F f,G g,Ǧ ǧ,Ǥ ǥ,H h,I i,J j,K k,Ǩ ǩ,L l,Mm,N n,Ŋ ŋ,O o,Õ õ,P p,R r,S s,Š š,T t,U u,V v,Z z,Ž ž,Å å,Ä ä,ʹ

Slovene

SloveneWikipediahas an article on:

M

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ɛm/

Letter

M(capital,lowercasem)

The fourteenthletterof the SloveneAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
The twentiethletterof the SloveneAlpha bet(Resian), written in theLatin script.
The fifteenthletterof the SloveneAlpha bet(Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script.

Somali

Pronunciation

(phoneme):IPA^(key):/m/
(letter name):IPA^(key):/miːm/

Letter

Mupper case(lower casem)

The eighteenthletterof the SomaliAlpha bet,calledmiimand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

The eighteenth letter of theSomaliAlpha bet, which followsArabic abjadorder. It is preceded byLand followed byN.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)ʼ,B b,T t,J j,X x,Kh kh,D d,R r,S s,Sh sh,Dh dh,C c,G g,F f,Q q,K k,L l,Mm,N n,W w,H h,Y y,A a,E e,I i,O o,U u

Spanish

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

the 13th letter of the Spanish Alpha bet

Tagalog

Etymology

BorrowedfromSpanishM.Each pronunciation has a different source:

Filipino Alpha bet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishM.
Abakada Alpha bet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin characterᜋ(ma).
Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishM.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key):/ˈʔem/[ˈʔɛm](letter name, Filipino Alpha bet)
  - Rhymes:-em
- IPA^(key):/ˈma/[ˈma](letter name, Abakada Alpha bet)
  - Rhymes:-a
- IPA^(key):/ˈʔeme/[ˈʔɛː.mɛ](letter name, Abecedario)
  - Rhymes:-eme
- IPA^(key):/m/[m](phoneme)

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem,Baybayin spellingᜁᜋ᜔)

The thirteenthletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theFilipino Alpha bet), calledemand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)titik;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Ngng,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem,Baybayin spellingᜋ)

The tenthletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theAbakada Alpha bet), calledmaand written in theLatin script.

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem,Baybayin spellingᜁᜋᜒ)

(historical)The fifteenthletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theAbecedario), calledemeand written in theLatin script.

Further reading

“M”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Turkish

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The sixteenthletterof the TurkishAlpha bet,calledmeand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)harf;A a(Â â),B b,C c,Ç ç,D d,E e,F f,G g,Ğ ğ,H h,I ı,İ i(Î î),J j,K k,L l,Mm,N n,O o,Ö ö,P p,R r,S s,Ş ş,T t,U u(Û û),Ü ü,V v,Y y,Z z

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[ʔɛ˧˧ məː˨˩],[ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩],[məː˨˩]
(Huế)IPA^(key):[ʔɛ˧˧ məː˦˩],[ʔɛm˧˧ məː˦˩],[məː˦˩]
(Saigon)IPA^(key):[ʔɛ˧˧ məː˨˩],[ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩],[məː˨˩]
Phonetic spelling:e mờ, em mờ, mờ

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The fifteenthletterof the VietnameseAlpha bet,callede-mờ,em-mờ,ormờand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Quốc ngữletters)chữ cái;A a(À à,Ả ả,Ã ã,Á á,Ạ ạ),Ă ă(Ằ ằ,Ẳ ẳ,Ẵ ẵ,Ắ ắ,Ặ ặ),Â â(Ầ ầ,Ẩ ẩ,Ẫ ẫ,Ấ ấ,Ậ ậ),B b,C c(Ch ch),D d,Đ đ,E e(È è,Ẻ ẻ,Ẽ ẽ,É é,Ẹ ẹ),Ê ê(Ề ề,Ể ể,Ễ ễ,Ế ế,Ệ ệ),G g(Gh gh,Gi gi),H h,I i(Ì ì,Ỉ ỉ,Ĩ ĩ,Í í,Ị ị),K k(Kh kh),L l,Mm,N n(Ng ng,Ngh ngh,Nh nh),O o(Ò ò,Ỏ ỏ,Õ õ,Ó ó,Ọ ọ),Ô ô(Ồ ồ,Ổ ổ,Ỗ ỗ,Ố ố,Ộ ộ),Ơ ơ(Ờ ờ,Ở ở,Ỡ ỡ,Ớ ớ,Ợ ợ),P p(Ph ph),Q q(Qu qu),R r,S s,T t(Th th,Tr tr),U u(Ù ù,Ủ ủ,Ũ ũ,Ú ú,Ụ ụ),Ư ư(Ừ ừ,Ử ử,Ữ ữ,Ứ ứ,Ự ự),V v,X x,Y y(Ỳ ỳ,Ỷ ỷ,Ỹ ỹ,Ý ý,Ỵ ỵ)

Welsh

Pronunciation

(standard)IPA^(key):/ɛm/
- (informal)IPA^(key):/m/

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The seventeenthletterof the WelshAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.It is preceded byLland followed byN.

Mutation

M at the beginning of words mutates toFin asoft mutation,but is unchanged bynasal mutationandaspirate mutation,for example with the wordMerch(“girl, daughter”):

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Merch	Ferch	unchanged	unchanged
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)llythyren;A a(Á á,À à,Â â,Ä ä),B b,C c,Ch ch,D d,Dd dd,E e(É é,È è,Ê ê,Ë ë),F f,Ff ff,G g,Ng ng,H h,I i(Í í,Ì ì,Î î,Ï ï),J j,L l,Ll ll,Mm,N n,O o(Ó ó,Ò ò,Ô ô,Ö ö),P p,Ph ph,R r,Rh rh,S s,T t,Th th,U u(Ú ú,Ù ù,Û û,Ü ü),W w(Ẃ ẃ,Ẁ ẁ,Ŵ ŵ,Ẅ ẅ),Y y(Ý ý,Ỳ ỳ,Ŷ ŷ,Ÿ ÿ)

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “M”,inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online(in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yoruba

Pronunciation

(phoneme):IPA^(key):/m/
(letter name):IPA^(key):/mĩ́/

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The fourteenthletterof the YorubaAlpha bet,calledmíand written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)lẹ́tà;A a(Á á,À à,Ā ā),B b,D d,E e(É é,È è,Ē ē),Ẹ ẹ(Ẹ́ẹ́,Ẹ̀ẹ̀,Ẹ̄ẹ̄),F f,G g,Gb gb,H h,I i(Í í,Ì ì,Ī ī),J j,K k,L l,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),N n(Ń ń,Ǹ ǹ,N̄n̄),O o(Ó ó,Ò ò,Ō ō),Ọ ọ(Ọ́ọ́,Ọ̀ọ̀,Ọ̄ọ̄),P p,R r,S s,Ṣ ṣ,T t,U u(Ú ú,Ù ù,Ū ū),W w,Y y
(Benin)(Latin-scriptletters)lɛ́tà;A a,B b,D d,E e,Ɛ ɛ,F f,G g,Gb gb,H h,I i,J j,K k,Kp kp,L l,Mm,N n,O o,Ɔ ɔ,P p,R r,S s,Sh sh,T t,U u,W w,Y y

Zulu

Letter

M(upper case,lower casem)

The thirteenthletterof the ZuluAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

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