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Translingual
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From theEtruscanletter𐌌(m,em),from theAncient GreekletterΜ(M,mu),derived from thePhoenicianletter𐤌(m,mem),from theEgyptianhieroglyph𓈖.
Alternative forms
[edit]- ꟿ(in ancient inscriptions)
Letter
[edit]M(lower casem)
- The thirteenth letter of thebasic modern Latin Alpha bet.
See also
[edit]- (Latin script):AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSſsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
- (Variations of letter M):ḾḿṀṁṂṃᵯᶆⱮɱᴍMm
Etymology 2
[edit]An alteration of⋈,from∞,an alteration ofↀ,an alteration ofⓍ,from encirclingX(the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.
Alternative forms
[edit]Numeral
[edit]M(upper case Roman numeral,lower casem)
- (Roman numerals)Thousand(1000)
- Thethousandth(1,000th).
Etymology 3
[edit]Symbol
[edit]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;MJorM♃—jovian mass;MLorM☾—lunar mass
- (usuallyclothing)medium(the manufactured size)
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]-
Uppercase and lowercase versions ofM,in normal and italic type
-
Uppercase and lowercaseMinFraktur
See also
[edit]Character=MPlease seeModule:checkparamsfor help with this warning.
Other representations of M:
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes:-ɛm
Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem,pluralMsorM's)
- The thirteenthletterof the EnglishAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]See also
[edit]- (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
[edit](Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
Number
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- Theordinalnumberthirteenth,derived from thisletterof the EnglishAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.
Etymology 3
[edit]Abbreviation.
Noun
[edit]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.
- Abbreviationofnautical mile.
- Initialism ofmillion.
- (entomology)Initialism ofmedia.
- (usuallyclothing)Initialism ofmedium(the manufactured size or an item of that size).
- (US,film)Afilmwith the content rating M.
- (injoblistings)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,Internetslang)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
[edit]- 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
[edit]The current standard form in French isM.,withMM.as the plural.
Noun
[edit]M
Proper noun
[edit]M
Adjective
[edit]M(notcomparable)
- Initialism ofmale.
- (usuallyclothing)Initialism ofmedium(of the manufactured size).
- Initialism ofmature.
- (Can we add anexamplefor this sense?)
Afar
[edit]Letter
[edit]M
- The seventeenth letter in the Afar Alpha bet.
See also
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The thirteenthletterof the AfrikaansAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (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
Noun
[edit]M(pluralM'e,diminutiveM'etjie)
Angami
[edit]Letter
[edit]M
- The thirty-secondletterof the AngamiAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)Üü,Üiüi,Aa,Aiai,Ii,Ieie,Uu,Uouo,Ee,Eiei,Oo,Ouou,Kk,Khkh,Gg,Ngng,Cc,Chch,Jj,Jhjh,Nyny,Tt,Thth,Dd,Nn,Tsts,Tshtsh,Dzdz,Pp,Phph,Bb,Mm,Pfpf,Bvbv,Yy,Yhyh,Rr,Rhrh,Ll,Lhlh,Ff,Vv,Ww,Whwh,Ss,Shsh,Zz,Zhzh,Hh
Azerbaijani
[edit]Letter
[edit]Mupper case(lower casem)
- The nineteenthletterof the AzerbaijaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The thirteenthletterof the BasqueAlpha bet,calledemeand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Üü),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz
Central Franconian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- /m/is from West Germanic*m.
Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]FromEnglishmenstruationormenstrual cycle.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping:em1
- Cantonese Pinyin:em1
- Guangdong Romanization:ém1
- SinologicalIPA(key):/ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese,colloquial)menstruation
- (Hong Kong Cantonese,colloquial)menstrual cycle
- (Hong Kong Cantonese,colloquial)menses;menstrualblood
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese,colloquial)tomenstruate;to have aperiod
Etymology 2
[edit](Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping:em1
- Cantonese Pinyin:em1
- Guangdong Romanization:ém1
- SinologicalIPA(key):/ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese,universityslang)tonab;totakewithoutasking
Synonyms
[edit]Variety | Location | Words |
---|---|---|
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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping:mit1/ em1
- Cantonese Pinyin:mit7/ em1
- Guangdong Romanization:mid1/ ém1
- SinologicalIPA(key):/miːt̚⁵/, /ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Classifier
[edit]M
Synonyms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping:mek1
- Yale:mēk
- Cantonese Pinyin:mek7
- Guangdong Romanization:még1
- SinologicalIPA(key):/mɛːk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]M
Related terms
[edit]- G(“gigabyte”)
Etymology 5
[edit]Pronunciation 1
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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:
- Zhuyin:ㄞㄇˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin:áim
- Wade–Giles:aim2
- Yale:áim
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh:aim2
- Palladius:айм(ajm)
- SinologicalIPA(key):/ˀaɪ̯m³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping:em1
- Cantonese Pinyin:em1
- Guangdong Romanization:ém1
- SinologicalIPA(key):/ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im:êm5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like:êm
- SinologicalIPA(key):/em⁵⁵/
- (Teochew)
- Wu
Letter
[edit]M
- The thirteenth letter of the Latin Alpha bet.
Pronunciation 2
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese,common)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin:ㄇㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin:mo
- Wade–Giles:mo1
- Yale:mwō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh:mho
- Palladius:мо(mo)
- SinologicalIPA(key):/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese,common)+
Letter
[edit]M
- The third letter used inPinyin.
Usage notes
[edit]- 《 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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(capital,lowercasem)
- the thirteenth letter of the Dutch Alpha bet
See also
[edit]Elfdalian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ᛘ,M(Dalecarlian runes)
Letter
[edit]M(upper caseM,lower casem)
- The sixteenthletterof the ElfdalianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
Esperanto
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The sixteenthletterof the EsperantoAlpha bet,calledmoand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (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
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The thirteenthletterof the EstonianAlpha bet,calledemmand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)täht;Aa,Bb(Cc),Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp(Qq),Rr,Ss,Šš,Zz,Žž,Tt,Uu,Vv(Ww),Õõ,Ää,Öö,Üü(Xx,Yy)
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The thirteenthletterof the FinnishAlpha bet,calledämoremand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)kirjain;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss(Šš),Tt,Uu,Vv(Ww),Xx,Yy,Zz(Žž),Åå,Ää,Öö
Noun
[edit]M
- Abbreviationofmagna cum laude approbatur.
- Abbreviationofmies(“man, male”).
Adjective
[edit]M
- Abbreviationofmaidoton(“milk-free, dairy-free”)(e.g. in restaurant menus).
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(lowercasem)
- the thirteenth letter of theFrench Alpha bet,preceded byLand followed byN
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The thirteenth letter of the German Alpha bet.
Noun
[edit]Mf(genitiveM,no plural)
- (historical,East Germany)AbbreviationofMark der DDR.
- Coordinate term:DM
Declension
[edit]Hungarian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The twenty-firstletterof the HungarianAlpha bet,calledemmand written in theLatin script.
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]- (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:QqWwXxYy.Commonly used:ch.Also defined:àë.In surnames (selection):äaaczdseéeöewoeoóthtsÿ.
Ido
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(lower casem)
- The thirteenthletterof the IdoAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (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
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The thirteenthletterof the IndonesianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (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
[edit]Adverb
[edit]M
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]Mform(invariable,upper case,lower casem)
- The eleventhletterof the ItalianAlpha bet,calledemmeand written in theLatin script.
Symbol
[edit]M
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)lettera;Aa(Àà),Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee(Éé,Èè),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì,Îî,Jj,Kk),Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Òò),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú,Ùù),Vv(Ww,Xx,Yy),Zz
- Italian Alpha beton Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From the initial letter ofEnglishmedium.
Noun
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- Trung(chū)
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From the initial letter ofEnglishmasochism;compareEnglishS&M.
Noun
[edit]- (sexuality,euphemistic)masochism,masochist
- (colloquial)submissive personality
Antonyms
[edit]- S(esu)
Derived terms
[edit]- ドM(do-emu)
Kashubian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The eighteenthletterof the KashubianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ąą,Ãã,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Éé,Ëë,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Oo,Òò,Óó,Ôô,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Ùù,Ww,Yy,Zz,Żż
Latin
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- A letter in theLatin Alpha bet,representing the sound /m/
See also
[edit]
Numeral
[edit]M
- the number 1,000 (mīlle)
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The twentiethletterof the LatvianAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- Letters of the Latvian Alpha bet:
Malay
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M
- The thirteenthletterof the MalayAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]Nupe
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The sixteenthletterof the NupeAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)banki;Aa(Áá,Àà),Bb,Cc,Dd,Dzdz,Ee(Éé,Èè),Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì),Jj,Kk,Kpkp,Ll,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),Nn(Ńń,Ǹǹ,N̄n̄),Oo(Óó,Òò),Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Tsts,Uu(Úú,Ùù),Vv,Ww,Yy,Zz,Zhzh
Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M
- A letter of the Old English Alpha bet representing the phoneme /m/
Numeral
[edit]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.
- late 9th century,translationofOrosius’History Against the Pagans
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The seventeenthletterof the PolishAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ąą,Bb,Cc,Ćć,Dd,Ee,Ęę,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Ńń,Oo,Óó,Pp(Qq),Rr,Ss,Śś,Tt,Uu(Vv),Ww(Xx),Yy,Zz,Źź,Żż
Portuguese
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The thirteenthletterof the PortugueseAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa(Áá,Àà,Ââ,Ãã),Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee(Éé,Êê),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Ôô,Õõ),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz
Romani
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]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
[edit]- (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:(Àà,Ää,Ǎǎ),Ćć,Ćhćh,(Èè,Ëë,Ěě), (Ìì,Ïï,Ǐǐ), (Òò,Öö,Ǒǒ),Rrrr,Śś,(Ùù,Üü,Ǔǔ),Źź,Ʒʒ,Qq,Çç,ϴθ.Pan-Vlax:Čč,Čhčh,Dždž,(Dźdź),Řř,Šš,(Śś),Žž,(Źź).
Romanian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
See also
[edit]- (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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M
- The twentiethletterof the SaanichAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (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
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[edit]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
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)litir;Aa(Àà),Bb(Bhbh),Cc(Chch),Dd(Dhdh),Ee(Èè),Ff(Fhfh),Gg(Ghgh),Hh,Ii(Ìì),Ll,Mm(Mhmh),Nn,Oo(Òò),Pp(Phph),Rr,Ss(Shsh),Tt(Thth),Uu(Ùù)
- (diacritics)◌̀
- (obsolete vowels)ÁáÉéÓó
Silesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The sixteenthletterof the SilesianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ãã,Bb,Cc,Ćć,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Ńń,Oo,Ŏŏ,Ōō,Ôô,Õõ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Śś,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy,Zz,Źź,Żż
Skolt Sami
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(lower casem)
- The twenty-firstletterof the Skolt SamiAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)bukva;Aa,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Čč,Ʒʒ,Ǯǯ,Dd,Đđ,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ǧǧ,Ǥǥ,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ǩǩ,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ŋŋ,Oo,Õõ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Vv,Zz,Žž,Åå,Ää,ʹ
Slovene
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]Mupper case(lower casem)
- The eighteenthletterof the SomaliAlpha bet,calledmiimand written in theLatin script.
Usage notes
[edit]- The eighteenth letter of theSomaliAlpha bet, which followsArabicabjadorder. It is preceded byLand followed byN.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)ʼ,Bb,Tt,Jj,Xx,Khkh,Dd,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Dhdh,Cc,Gg,Ff,Qq,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ww,Hh,Yy,Aa,Ee,Ii,Oo,Uu
Spanish
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- the 13th letter of the Spanish Alpha bet
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem,Baybayin spellingᜁᜋ᜔)
- The thirteenthletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theFilipino Alpha bet), calledemand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (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
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem,Baybayin spellingᜋ)
- The tenthletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theAbakada Alpha bet), calledmaand written in theLatin script.
Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem,Baybayin spellingᜁᜋᜒ)
- (historical)The fifteenthletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theAbecedario), calledemeand written in theLatin script.
Further reading
[edit]- “M”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018
Turkish
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The sixteenthletterof the TurkishAlpha bet,calledmeand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)harf;Aa(Ââ),Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Iı,İi(Îî),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu(Ûû),Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (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
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
See also
[edit]- (Quốc ngữletters)chữ cái;Aa(Àà,Ảả,Ãã,Áá,Ạạ),Ăă(Ằằ,Ẳẳ,Ẵẵ,Ắắ,Ặặ),Ââ(Ầầ,Ẩẩ,Ẫẫ,Ấấ,Ậậ),Bb,Cc(Chch),Dd,Đđ,Ee(Èè,Ẻẻ,Ẽẽ,Éé,Ẹẹ),Êê(Ềề,Ểể,Ễễ,Ếế,Ệệ),Gg(Ghgh,Gigi),Hh,Ii(Ìì,Ỉỉ,Ĩĩ,Íí,Ịị),Kk(Khkh),Ll,Mm,Nn(Ngng,Nghngh,Nhnh),Oo(Òò,Ỏỏ,Õõ,Óó,Ọọ),Ôô(Ồồ,Ổổ,Ỗỗ,Ốố,Ộộ),Ơơ(Ờờ,Ởở,Ỡỡ,Ớớ,Ợợ),Pp(Phph),Qq(Ququ),Rr,Ss,Tt(Thth,Trtr),Uu(Ùù,Ủủ,Ũũ,Úú,Ụụ),Ưư(Ừừ,Ửử,Ữữ,Ứứ,Ựự),Vv,Xx,Yy(Ỳỳ,Ỷỷ,Ỹỹ,Ýý,Ỵỵ)
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The seventeenthletterof the WelshAlpha bet,calledemand written in theLatin script.It is preceded byLland followed byN.
Mutation
[edit]- 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
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)llythyren;Aa(Áá,Àà,Ââ,Ää),Bb,Cc,Chch,Dd,Dddd,Ee(Éé,Èè,Êê,Ëë),Ff,Ffff,Gg,Ngng,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì,Îî,Ïï),Jj,Ll,Llll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Òò,Ôô,Öö),Pp,Phph,Rr,Rhrh,Ss,Tt,Thth,Uu(Úú,Ùù,Ûû,Üü),Ww(Ẃẃ,Ẁẁ,Ŵŵ,Ẅẅ),Yy(Ýý,Ỳỳ,Ŷŷ,Ÿÿ)
Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The fourteenthletterof the YorubaAlpha bet,calledmíand written in theLatin script.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-scriptletters)lẹ́tà;Aa(Áá,Àà,Āā),Bb,Dd,Ee(Éé,Èè,Ēē),Ẹẹ(Ẹ́ẹ́,Ẹ̀ẹ̀,Ẹ̄ẹ̄),Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì,Īī),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),Nn(Ńń,Ǹǹ,N̄n̄),Oo(Óó,Òò,Ōō),Ọọ(Ọ́ọ́,Ọ̀ọ̀,Ọ̄ọ̄),Pp,Rr,Ss,Ṣṣ,Tt,Uu(Úú,Ùù,Ūū),Ww,Yy
- (Benin)(Latin-scriptletters)lɛ́tà;Aa,Bb,Dd,Ee,Ɛɛ,Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Kpkp,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Ɔɔ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy
Zulu
[edit]Letter
[edit]M(upper case,lower casem)
- The thirteenthletterof the ZuluAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
See also
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