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Translingual
editEtymology 1
editFrom the Etruscan letter 𐌌 (m, em), from the Ancient Greek letter Μ (M, mu), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤌 (m, mem), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓈖.
Alternative forms
edit- ꟿ (in ancient inscriptions)
Letter
editM (lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
edit- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter M): Ḿḿ Ṁṁ Ṃṃ ᵯ ᶆ Ɱɱ ᴍ Mm
Etymology 2
editAn alteration of ⋈, from ∞, an alteration of ↀ, an alteration of Ⓧ, from encircling X (the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.
Alternative forms
editNumeral
editM (upper case Roman numeral, lower case m)
- (Roman numerals) Thousand (1000)
- The thousandth (1,000th).
Etymology 3
editSymbol
editM
- Male, infrequently appended to age.
- Abbreviation of mega-.
- (astronomy) Abbreviation of Messier, used in Messier numbers.
- (biochemistry) Abbreviation of methionine, as established by IUPAC.
- (chemistry) Abbreviation of molar (one mole of substance per litre of solvent).
- (mathematical analysis) A generic manifold.
- (group theory) monster group
- (music) major
- (linguistics) mid tone
- (astronomy) mass of a reference body as a unit of measure
- M☉ — solar mass; M🜨 — terrestrial mass; MJ or M♃ — jovian mass; ML or M☾ — lunar mass
- (usually clothing) medium (the manufactured size)
Usage notes
editBecause of the potential for confusion, the abbreviation for unit "molar" is usually written in italics (M) or in small caps (ᴍ). M for reference mass is usually written in italics.
Gallery
edit-
Uppercase and lowercase versions of M, in normal and italic type
-
Uppercase and lowercase M in Fraktur
See also
editCharacter=MPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
Other representations of M:
English
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛm
Letter
editM (upper case, lower case m, plural Ms or M's)
- The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
See also
editSee also
edit- (Latin-script letters) 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, M m, 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
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Number
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The ordinal number thirteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 3
editAbbreviation.
Noun
editM (countable and uncountable, plural Ms)
- Initialism of mother.
- Initialism of men (sign on toilet door).
- Coordinate term: W
- 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 332:
- 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, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.
- Abbreviation of Monday.
- Abbreviation of nautical mile.
- Initialism of million.
- (entomology) Initialism of media.
- (usually clothing) Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
- (US, film) A film with the content rating M.
- (in job listings) Abbreviation of minority.
- EOE M/F/V/H ― equal opportunity employer (minority, female, veteran, handicap)
- (slang) Initialism of morphine.
- 1952, Woman's Home Companion, volume 79, page 141:
- [Doctors] always carry narcotic prescription blanks and some M with them. M is morphine.
- 1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59:
- “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 or M, 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 of M, which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.
- 2009, Larry Harrison, Glimpses of a Floating World, page 142:
- 'You were going to get me some M,' she whispered in his ear. […] His friend uses morphine, too.
- (cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
- (cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
- (India, Islam, Internet slang) Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
- Coordinate term: H (“Hindu”)
- Initialism of masochist.
- 1980 April 5, Brian O'Dell, “Sensuality/Mutuality”, in Gay 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.
- 1928 May, Paul Morand, “Paris Letter”, in The Dial, volume LXXXIV, number 6, published June 1928, page 508:
- I also advise reading the Merlin of M Jean 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 which MM Jean and Jérôme Tharaud have just published with Plon.
Usage notes
editThe current standard form in French is M., with MM. as the plural.
Noun
editM
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of month.
Proper noun
editM
Adjective
editM (not comparable)
Afar
editLetter
editM
- The seventeenth letter in the Afar alphabet.
See also
editAfrikaans
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) 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
editAngami
editLetter
editM
- The thirty-second letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) 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, M m, 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
editLetter
editM upper case (lower case m)
- The nineteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editBasque
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eme and written in the Latin script.
See also
editCentral Franconian
editEtymology
edit- /m/ is from West Germanic *m.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editM
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
edit- In the German-based spelling, m is 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, m is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.
Chinese
editEtymology 1
editFrom English menstruation or menstrual cycle.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: em1
- Cantonese Pinyin: em1
- Guangdong Romanization: ém1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
editM
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstruation
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstrual cycle
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menses; menstrual blood
Synonyms
editVariety | Location | Words |
---|---|---|
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月經, 月信, 月事, 潮信 euphemistic | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 月經, 例假 |
Taiwan | 月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽 | |
Singapore | 月經, 大姨媽 | |
Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 月經, 例假 |
Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 經脈兒 |
Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 月經, 身上 |
Xining | 例假 | |
Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 好事 |
Dagudi (Maliba) | 月經, 姊妹 | |
Reshuitang (Longling) | 大姨媽 | |
Mae Salong (Lancang) | 月經, 大姨媽 | |
Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 月經 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大姨媽, 姑婆, 例假 |
Hong Kong | 月經, 大姨媽, M | |
Gan | Lichuan | 身上 |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 月期 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 月期 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 月期 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 月期 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 月期 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 月期 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 月經 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 月經 |
Quanzhou | 月經 | |
Zhangzhou | 月經 | |
Kaohsiung | 月經 | |
Yilan | 月經 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 月經 | |
Taichung | 月事 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 月經 | |
Tainan | mè-sù, 月經, 驚儂個 | |
Taitung | 月經 | |
Hsinchu | 月經 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 月經 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 月經 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 月經 | |
Jieyang | 老馬 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 月經, 經水 dated, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽 |
Ningbo | 大尿, 月家 | |
Wenzhou | 身上來 |
Derived terms
editVerb
editM
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to menstruate; to have a period
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: em1
- Cantonese Pinyin: em1
- Guangdong Romanization: ém1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
editM
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) to nab; to take without asking
Synonyms
editVariety | Location | Words |
---|---|---|
Classical Chinese | 偷, 盜, 竊 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 偷, 偷竊, 偷盜, 盜竊, 竊取 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 偷 |
Taiwan | 偷 | |
Singapore | 偷 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 偷, 鼠 |
Hong Kong | 偷, 撻, M, jam | |
Taishan | 偷 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 偷 |
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 撻 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 偷 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 偷 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 偷 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 偷 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 偷提 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 偷提 |
Quanzhou | 偷提 | |
Zhangzhou | 偷提 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 偷提 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 偷, 偷提 | |
Shantou | 偷 |
Etymology 3
editFrom English M or English metre.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mit1 / em1
- Cantonese Pinyin: mit7 / em1
- Guangdong Romanization: mid1 / ém1
- Sinological IPA (key): /miːt̚⁵/, /ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Classifier
editM
Synonyms
editEtymology 4
editFrom English M, meg (“megabyte”).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
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)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯³⁵ mu³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mek1
- Yale: mēk
- Cantonese Pinyin: mek7
- Guangdong Romanization: még1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɛːk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
editM
Related terms
edit- G (“gigabyte”)
Etymology 5
editPronunciation 1
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): em1
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): êm5
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5e-m6
- 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)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯³⁵ mu³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄞㄇˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: áim
- Wade–Giles: aim2
- Yale: áim
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aim2
- Palladius: айм (ajm)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯m³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: em1
- Cantonese Pinyin: em1
- Guangdong Romanization: ém1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: êm5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: êm
- Sinological IPA (key): /em⁵⁵/
- (Teochew)
- Wu
Letter
editM
- The thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
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)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common)+
Letter
editM
- The third letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notes
edit- 《汉语拼音方案》 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 《汉语拼音方案》, ㄝㄇ (ê̄m), is not a valid syllable in Pinyin.
Dutch
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (capital, lowercase m)
- the thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet
See also
editElfdalian
editAlternative forms
edit- ᛘ, M (Dalecarlian runes)
Letter
editM (upper case M, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Esperanto
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called mo and written in the Latin script.
See also
editEstonian
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.
See also
editFinnish
editEtymology
editThe 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. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and M for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Letter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äm or em and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) 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, M m, 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
editM
- Abbreviation of magna cum laude approbatur.
- Abbreviation of mies (“man, male”).
Adjective
editM
- Abbreviation of maidoton (“milk-free, dairy-free”) (e.g. in restaurant menus).
Usage notes
editThe abbreviations G, L, VL and M are 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
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (lowercase m)
- the thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, preceded by L and followed by N
German
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet.
Noun
editM f (genitive M, no plural)
- (historical, East Germany) Abbreviation of Mark der DDR.
- Coordinate term: DM
Declension
editHungarian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The twenty-first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.
Declension
editInflection (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 forms of M | ||
---|---|---|
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-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: 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.
Icelandic
editLetter
editM (lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editIdo
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editIndonesian
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) huruf; 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, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Etymology 2
editAdverb
editM
- Abbreviation of Masehi (“CE; Christian Era”).
Irish
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The eleventh letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
- (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
- (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ
Italian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case m)
- The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called emme and written in the Latin script.
Symbol
editM
See also
editJapanese
editEtymology 1
editFrom the initial letter of English medium.
Noun
editSynonyms
edit- 中 (chū)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom the initial letter of English masochism; compare English S&M.
Noun
edit- (sexuality, euphemistic) masochism, masochist
- (colloquial) submissive personality
Antonyms
edit- S (esu)
Derived terms
edit- ドM (do-emu)
Kashubian
editEtymology
editThe Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and M for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The eighteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editLatin
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- A letter in the Latin alphabet, representing the sound /m/
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, V v, X x, Y y, Z z
Numeral
editM
- the number 1,000 (mīlle)
Latvian
editEtymology
editProposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The twentieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
See also
editMalay
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM
- The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNavajo
editLetter
editM (lower case m)
- A letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e (É é, Ę ę, Ę́ ę́), G g, Gh gh, H h, Hw hw, X x, I i (Í í, Į į, Į́ į́), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, ʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n (Ń ń), O o (Ó ó, Ǫ ǫ, Ǫ́ ǫ́), S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Nupe
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editOld English
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM
- A letter of the Old English alphabet representing the phoneme /m/
Numeral
editM
- the numeral 1000 (þūsend)
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- Þǣr wæs Persa X M ofslæġen ġehorsedra, ⁊ eahtatiġ M fēþena,⁊ eahtatiġ M ġefangenra.
- There, 10,000 Persian cavalry were slain, and 80,000 infanty, and 80,000 were captured.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Polish
editEtymology
editThe Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and M for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The seventeenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
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editPortuguese
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editRomani
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- (International Standard) The seventeenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International 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
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called em, me, or mî and written in the Latin script.
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editSaanich
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM
- The twentieth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editScottish Gaelic
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The eleventh letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by l and followed by n. Its traditional name is muin (“vine”).
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editSilesian
editEtymology
editThe Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and M for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editSkolt Sami
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (lower case m)
- The twenty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editSlovene
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (capital, lowercase m)
- The fourteenth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The twentieth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
- The fifteenth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.
Somali
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM upper case (lower case m)
- The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called miim and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
edit- The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by L and followed by N.
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editSpanish
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- the 13th letter of the Spanish alphabet
Swedish
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editTagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish M. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English M.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜋ (ma).
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish M.
Pronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔)
- The thirteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called em and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) titik; 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, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Letter
editM (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜋ)
- The tenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called ma and written in the Latin script.
Letter
editM (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒ)
- (historical) The fifteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called eme and written in the Latin script.
Further reading
edit- “M”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The sixteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called me and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) 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, M m, 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
editPronunciation
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
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The fifteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called e-mờ, em-mờ, or mờ and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Quốc ngữ letters) 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, M m, 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
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The seventeenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ll and followed by N.
Mutation
edit- M at the beginning of words mutates to F in a soft mutation, but is unchanged by nasal mutation and aspirate mutation, for example with the word Merch (“girl, daughter”):
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
Merch | Ferch | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) 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, M m, 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
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “M”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
editPronunciation
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The fourteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called mí and written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- (Benin) (Latin-script letters) 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, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Zulu
editLetter
editM (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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