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ma

Pronunciation: /mɑː/

“ma” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. more
  2. further
  3. instead, rather

adjective

  1. more (often + genitive)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maiz. Cognate with Old Frisian mā, Old Saxon mēr, Old Dutch mēr, Old High German mēr, Old Norse meir, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 (mais).

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