M

See also: Variations of "m", М, Μ, Ϻ, and ϻ

M - Translingual

Alternative forms

  • (in ancient inscriptions)

Letter

M (lower case m)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Alternative forms

Numeral

M (upper case Roman numeral, lower case m)

  1. (Roman numerals) Thousand (1000)
  2. The thousandth (1,000th).

Symbol

M

  1. Abbreviation of mega-.
  2. (astronomy) Abbreviation of Messier, used in Messier numbers.
  3. (biochemistry) Abbreviation of methionine, as established by IUPAC.
  4. (chemistry) Abbreviation of molar (one mole of substance per litre of solvent).
  5. (mathematical analysis) A generic manifold.
  6. (group theory) monster group
  7. (music) major
  8. (linguistics) mid tone
  9. (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
  10. (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 (). M for reference mass is usually written in italics.


  • 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

    M (upper case, lower case m, plural Ms or M's)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

    Number

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. 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)

    1. Initialism of mother.
    2. Initialism of male.
    3. Initialism of men. (sign on toilet door)
      • Coordinate term: W
    4. Initialism of Monday.
    5. Abbreviation of nautical mile.
    6. Initialism of million.
    7. (entomology) Initialism of media.
    8. (usually clothing, singular only) Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
    9. (US, film) A film with the content rating M.
    10. (slang) Initialism of morphine.
    11. (cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
    12. (cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
    13. (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

    • (gender): F, X
    • (Indian politics, online slang): H (used by Indian Muslim netizens directed towards Hindus, especially Hindu nationalists)

    Noun

    M (plural Messrs or MM)

    1. Monsieur

    Usage notes

    The current standard form in French is M., with MM. as the plural.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    M

    1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of month.

    Proper noun

    M

    1. (Michigan, roadway) Michigan.

    Adjective

    M (not comparable)

    1. (usually clothing) Initialism of medium (of the manufactured size).
    2. Initialism of mature.

    M - Afar

    Letter

    M

    1. The seventeenth letter in the Afar alphabet.

    M - Afrikaans

    Pronunciation

    • (letter name): IPA: /ɛm/

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    Noun

    M (plural M'e, diminutive M'etjie)

    1. M

    M - Azerbaijani

    Letter

    M upper case (lower case m)

    1. The nineteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    M - Basque

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /eme/, [e̞.me̞]

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eme and written in the Latin script.

    M - Central Franconian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /m/

    Letter

    M

    1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
    2. 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

    Noun

    M

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstruation
    2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstrual cycle
    3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menses; menstrual blood

    Synonyms

    Variety Location Words
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    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

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to menstruate; to have a period

    Pronunciation

    • Cantonese (Jyutping): em1

    Verb

    M

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) to steal; to take without asking

    Synonyms


    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • Mandarin
      • (Pinyin): áimu
      • (Zhuyin): ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ
    • Cantonese (Jyutping): mek1

    Noun

    M

    1. (computing, informal) megabyte
    • G (“gigabyte”)

    Pronunciation 1

    • Mandarin
      • (Pinyin): áimu
      • (Zhuyin): ㄞˊ ˙ㄇㄨ
    • Cantonese (Jyutping): em1
    • Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): êm5
    • Wu (Wiktionary): 2e-hhmm

    Letter

    M

    1. The third letter of the Latin alphabet.

    Pronunciation 2

    • Mandarin
      • (Pinyin): (mo1)
      • (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨㄛ

    Letter

    M

    1. 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)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

    M - Esperanto

    Pronunciation

    • (letter name): IPA: /mo/
    • (phoneme): IPA: /m/

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The sixteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called mo and written in the Latin script.

    M - Estonian

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.

    M - Finnish

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äm or em and written in the Latin script.

    Noun

    M

    1. Abbreviation of magna cum laude approbatur.
    2. Abbreviation of mies. ("man, male")

    M - French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ɛm/

    Letter

    M (lowercase m)

    1. the thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, preceded by L and followed by N

    M - German

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ʔɛm/

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet.

    Noun

    M f (genitive M, no plural)

    1. (historical, East Germany) Abbreviation of Mark der DDR.
      • Coordinate term: DM

    Declension

    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative eine die M
    genitive einer der M
    dative einer der M
    accusative eine die M

    M - Hungarian

    Pronunciation

    • (phoneme): IPA: [ˈm]
    • (letter name): IPA: [ˈɛmː]

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The twenty-first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.

    Declension

    Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
    Possessive forms of M

    M - Ido

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /m/

    Letter

    M (lower case m)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    M - Indonesian

    Pronunciation

    • (letter name): IPA: /ɛm/
    • (phoneme): IPA: /m/

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    M - Italian

    Pronunciation

    • (phonemic realization) IPA: /m/

    Letter

    M f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case m)

    1. The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called emme and written in the Latin script.

    Symbol

    M

    1. down with
      • Antonym: W (up with)

    M - Japanese

    Noun

    M(エム) (emu) 

    1. medium size

    Synonyms


    Noun

    M(エム) (emu) 

    1. (sexuality, euphemistic) masochism, masochist
    2. (colloquial) submissive personality

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    • ドM(エム) (do-emu)

    M - Latvian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: [m]

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The twentieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

    M - Malay

    Pronunciation

    • (Name of letter) IPA: [ɛm]
    • (Phoneme) IPA: [m]

    Letter

    M

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    M - Nupe

    Pronunciation

    • (phoneme): IPA: /m/, IPA: /ŋ/

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The sixteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    M - Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ɛm/

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The seventeenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

    M - Portuguese

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    M - Romani

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /m/

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. (International Standard) The seventeenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
    2. (Pan-Vlax) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    M - Romanian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /m/

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The sixteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called em, me, or and written in the Latin script.

    M - Saanich

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /m/, /mʼ/

    Letter

    M

    1. The twentieth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    M - Skolt Sami

    Pronunciation

    • (phoneme) IPA: /m/

    Letter

    M (lower case m)

    1. The twenty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    M - Slovene

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ɛm/

    Letter

    M (capital, lowercase m)

    1. The 14th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by L and followed by N.

    M - Somali

    Pronunciation

    • (phoneme): IPA: /m/
    • (letter name): IPA: /miːm/

    Letter

    M upper case (lower case m)

    1. The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called miim and written in the Latin script.

    Usage notes

    1. The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by L and followed by N.

    M - Spanish

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. 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)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called em and written in the Latin script.

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling )

    1. The tenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called ma and written in the Latin script.

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒ)

    1. (historical) The fifteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called eme and written in the Latin script.

    M - Turkish

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The sixteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called me and written in the Latin script.

    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)

    1. The fifteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called e-mờ, em-mờ, or mờ and written in the Latin script.

    M - Welsh

    Pronunciation

    • (standard) IPA: /ɛm/
      • (informal) IPA: /m/

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. 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

    Welsh mutation
    radicalsoftnasalaspirate
    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)

    1. The fourteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called and written in the Latin script.

    M - Zulu

    Letter

    M (upper case, lower case m)

    1. The thirteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
    Meaning and Definition of M
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