"ma" meaning in Dutch

See ma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maː/ Audio: Nl-ma.ogg Forms: ma's [plural], maatje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -aː Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-'s|+}} ma f (plural ma's, diminutive maatje n)
  1. (informal) mother Tags: feminine, informal Synonyms: mama, moeder Related terms: oma, pa

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "maa"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ma's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maatje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-'s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ma f (plural ma's, diminutive maatje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 121 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Parents",
          "orig": "nl:Parents",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "id": "en-ma-nl-noun-zwYi7ypm",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) mother"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "oma"
        },
        {
          "word": "pa"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mama"
        },
        {
          "word": "moeder"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-ma.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/Nl-ma.ogg/Nl-ma.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Nl-ma.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 121 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "maa"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ma's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maatje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-'s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ma f (plural ma's, diminutive maatje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "oma"
    },
    {
      "word": "pa"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch feminine nouns",
        "Dutch informal terms",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
        "Pages with 121 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/aː",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/aː/1 syllable",
        "nl:Parents"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) mother"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-ma.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/Nl-ma.ogg/Nl-ma.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Nl-ma.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aː"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mama"
    },
    {
      "word": "moeder"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma"
}

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