M
M - Translingual
Alternative forms
- ꟿ (in ancient inscriptions)
Letter
M (lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Alternative forms
Numeral
M (upper case Roman numeral, lower case m)
- (Roman numerals) Thousand (1000)
- The thousandth (1,000th).
Symbol
M
- 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
Because 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
- Letter styles
- Uppercase and lowercase versions of M, in normal and italic type
- Uppercase and lowercase M in Fraktur
M - English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛm/
Letter
Number
M (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.
Noun
M (countable and uncountable, plural Ms)
- Initialism of mother.
- Initialism of male.
- Initialism of men. (sign on toilet door)
- Coordinate term: W
- Initialism of Monday.
- Abbreviation of nautical mile.
- Initialism of million.
- (entomology) Initialism of media.
- (usually clothing, singular only) Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
- (US, film) A film with the content rating M.
- (slang) Initialism of morphine.
- (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.
Usage notes
The sense "Muslim" is mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
Coordinate terms
Noun
Usage notes
The current standard form in French is M., with MM. as the plural.
Alternative forms
Noun
M
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of month.
Proper noun
M
- (Michigan, roadway) Michigan.
Adjective
M (not comparable)
M - Afar
Letter
M
- The seventeenth letter in the Afar alphabet.
M - Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /ɛm/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
Noun
M (plural M'e, diminutive M'etjie)
M - Azerbaijani
Letter
M upper case (lower case m)
M - Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA: /eme/, [e̞.me̞]
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Central Franconian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /m/
Letter
M
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
- 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.
M - Chinese
Pronunciation
- Cantonese (Jyutping): em1
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: em1
- Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
- Cantonese Pinyin: em1
- Guangdong Romanization: ém1
- Sinological IPA : /ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstruation
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstrual cycle
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menses; menstrual blood
Synonyms
Variety | Location | Words edit |
---|---|---|
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月經, 月信, 月事 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 月經, 例假 |
Taiwan | 月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 經脈兒 | |
Jinan | 月經, 例假 | |
Wanrong | 月經, 身上 | |
Xining | 例假 | |
Wuhan | 好事 | |
Singapore | 月經, 大姨媽 | |
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 |
Min Nan | 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
Verb
M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to menstruate; to have a period
Pronunciation
- Cantonese (Jyutping): em1
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: em1
- Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
- Cantonese Pinyin: em1
- Guangdong Romanization: ém1
- Sinological IPA : /ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
M
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) to steal; to take without asking
Synonyms
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): áimu
- (Zhuyin): ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mek1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: áimu
- Zhuyin: ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: áimů
- Wade–Giles: ai2-mu5
- Yale: ái-mu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: air.mu
- Palladius: айму (ajmu)
- Sinological IPA : /ˀaɪ̯³⁵ mu³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mek1
- Yale: mēk
- Cantonese Pinyin: mek7
- Guangdong Romanization: még1
- Sinological IPA : /mɛːk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
M
Related terms
- G (“gigabyte”)
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): áimu
- (Zhuyin): ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): em1
- Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): êm5
- Wu (Wiktionary): 2e-hhmm
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: áimu
- Zhuyin: ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: áimů
- Wade–Giles: ai2-mu5
- Yale: ái-mu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: air.mu
- Palladius: айму (ajmu)
- Sinological IPA : /ˀaɪ̯³⁵ mu³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: em1
- Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
- Cantonese Pinyin: em1
- Guangdong Romanization: ém1
- Sinological IPA : /ɛːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Min Nan
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: êm5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: êm
- Sinological IPA : /em⁵⁵/
- (Teochew)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: 2e-hhmm
- Sinological IPA : /e̞³³ ɦm̩⁴⁴/
- (Shanghainese)
Letter
M
- The third letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Letter
M
- The thirteenth letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notes
- 《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.
M - Dutch
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /ɛm/
Letter
M (capital, lowercase m)
- The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
M - Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /mo/
- (phoneme): IPA: /m/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Estonian
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Finnish
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
Noun
M
- Abbreviation of magna cum laude approbatur.
- Abbreviation of mies. ("man, male")
M - French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛm/
Letter
M (lowercase m)
M - German
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʔɛm/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
- The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet.
Noun
M f (genitive M, no plural)
- (historical, East Germany) Abbreviation of Mark der DDR.
- Coordinate term: DM
Declension
M - Hungarian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA: [ˈm]
- (letter name): IPA: [ˈɛmː]
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
Declension
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 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 |
M - Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA: /m/
Letter
M (lower case m)
M - Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /ɛm/
- (phoneme): IPA: /m/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Italian
Pronunciation
- (phonemic realization) IPA: /m/
Letter
M f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case m)
Symbol
M
M - Japanese
Noun
M • (emu)
Synonyms
- 中 (chū)
Related terms
Noun
M • (emu)
Antonyms
- S (esu)
Derived terms
- ドM(エム) (do-emu)
M - Latvian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [m]
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Malay
Pronunciation
- (Name of letter) IPA: [ɛm]
- (Phoneme) IPA: [m]
Letter
M
M - Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA: /m/, IPA: /ŋ/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛm/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Portuguese
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA: /m/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /m/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Saanich
Pronunciation
- IPA: /m/, /mʼ/
Letter
M
M - Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA: /m/
Letter
M (lower case m)
M - Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛm/
Letter
M (capital, lowercase m)
M - Somali
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA: /m/
- (letter name): IPA: /miːm/
Letter
M upper case (lower case m)
Usage notes
M - Spanish
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
- the 13th letter of the Spanish alphabet
M - Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: M
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA: /ʔem/, [ʔɛm]
- (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA: /ma/, [mɐ]
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA: /ˈʔeme/, [ˈʔɛ.mɛ]
- (phoneme): IPA: /m/, [m]
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔)
Letter
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒ)
M - Turkish
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔɛ˧˧ məː˨˩], [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩], [məː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA: [ʔɛ˧˧ məː˦˩], [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˦˩], [məː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA: [ʔɛ˧˧ məː˨˩], [ʔɛm˧˧ məː˨˩], [məː˨˩]
- Phonetic: e mờ, em mờ, mờ
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA: /ɛm/
- (informal) IPA: /m/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
Mutation
- 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”):
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. |
M - Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA: /m/
- (letter name): IPA: /mĩ́/
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)
M - Zulu
Letter
M (upper case, lower case m)