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Mah

//mɑː˧// det, name, particle, slang

Definitions

Determiner
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of my. Southern-US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

    "Adventurer: 'AFTER YEARS OF ADVENTURING... I HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE STREETPASS ARENA. ONCE I REST MAH HOOFS, I'M GOING TO RECORD MY SECRET BATTLE TECHNIQUE.'"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Initialism of Maharashtra. India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Particle
  1. 1
    Asserts that there is a straightforward or self-evident reason for something. Manglish, Singlish

    "— The plants are all dying already. — No one here to water them mah..."

  2. 2
    Used at the end of an affirmative declarative sentence to change it into a yes–no question. colloquial

    "Coz must charge daily lei"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Cantonese 嘛 (maa³).

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 嗎／吗 (ma) or Cantonese 嗎／吗 (maa⁵).

Etymology 3

From Chinese 馬／马 (Cantonese: maa⁵, Hokkien: Má, Mandarin: Mǎ), or other sources.

Etymology 4

From Chinese 馬／马 (Cantonese: maa⁵, Hokkien: Má, Mandarin: Mǎ), or other sources.

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