"まあ" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [Japanese]

IPA: [ma̠ː] Forms: [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} まあ • (mā)
  1. oh!, dear! (expresses surprise)
    Sense id: en-まあ-ja-intj-hujZkn-F
  2. come on (expresses encouragement, invitation)
    Sense id: en-まあ-ja-intj-Aw2lMJjb
  3. well, yes (expresses partial agreement or polite way to express not being on same wavelength, not one's perspective)
    Sense id: en-まあ-ja-intj-Dg5p4Y0Z Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 82 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 11 6 73 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 6 73 9
  4. hum (expresses hesitation)
    Sense id: en-まあ-ja-intj-UAv4uFXH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: まぁ ()

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for まあ meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "まあ • (mā)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "oh!, dear! (expresses surprise)"
      ],
      "id": "en-まあ-ja-intj-hujZkn-F",
      "links": [
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ],
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "come on (expresses encouragement, invitation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-まあ-ja-intj-Aw2lMJjb",
      "links": [
        [
          "come on",
          "come on"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 6 82 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 6 73 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 6 73 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ah, whatever.",
          "roman": "Mā ii ka.",
          "text": "まあいいか。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "well,...",
          "roman": "mā,",
          "text": "まー、",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "well, yes (expresses partial agreement or polite way to express not being on same wavelength, not one's perspective)"
      ],
      "id": "en-まあ-ja-intj-Dg5p4Y0Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hum (expresses hesitation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-まあ-ja-intj-UAv4uFXH",
      "links": [
        [
          "hum",
          "hum"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ma̠ː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mā",
      "word": "まぁ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "まあ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese interjections",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "まあ • (mā)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "oh!, dear! (expresses surprise)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ],
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "come on (expresses encouragement, invitation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "come on",
          "come on"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ah, whatever.",
          "roman": "Mā ii ka.",
          "text": "まあいいか。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "well,...",
          "roman": "mā,",
          "text": "まー、",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "well, yes (expresses partial agreement or polite way to express not being on same wavelength, not one's perspective)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hum (expresses hesitation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hum",
          "hum"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ma̠ː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mā",
      "word": "まぁ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "まあ"
}

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