English Explanatory Dictionary

mah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

det
  1. Pronunciation spelling of my.
particle
  1. Asserts that there is a straightforward or self-evident reason for something.
particle
  1. Used at the end of an affirmative declarative sentence to change it into a yes–no question.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. Initialism of Maharashtra.

Pronunciation

/mɑː˧/ /mɑː˦/

Word forms

mah ma Mahs

Etymology

From Cantonese 嘛 (maa³).

Synonyms

what

Related words

what lah1–14 lor2–3 lor1 ah6 leh1–2 leh3–6 one1–3 hor1 know nia only sia hor2 ah1–3 hah1–3 meh ba2 leh7–11 ba1 liao already Gupta A. F. (1992) in volume 18 number 1 →DOI
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