"ma" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

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Interjection

IPA: /mâ/ Forms: mȁ [canonical], ма̏ [Cyrillic]
Etymology: From Italian ma, reinforced by Ancient Greek μά (má); both ultimately from Latin magis. Etymology templates: {{der|sh|it|ma}} Italian ma, {{der|sh|grc|μά}} Ancient Greek μά (má), {{der|sh|la|magis}} Latin magis Head templates: {{sh-interjection|head=mȁ}} mȁ (Cyrillic spelling ма̏)
  1. bah, whatever
    Sense id: en-ma-sh-intj-Nd3GBoQ1
  2. Placed at the beginning of a sentence to add intensity and surprise
    Sense id: en-ma-sh-intj-2QiqmrwC Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 2 38 38 22
  3. Placed at the beginning of a sentence to express dismissal and indignation
    Sense id: en-ma-sh-intj-J1QB-a~f Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 2 38 38 22
  4. Used to emphasize sarcasm
    Sense id: en-ma-sh-intj-flN-HMf2 Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 2 38 38 22
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian ma",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "μά"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μά (má)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "magis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin magis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Italian ma, reinforced by Ancient Greek μά (má); both ultimately from Latin magis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mȁ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма̏",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "head": "mȁ"
      },
      "expansion": "mȁ (Cyrillic spelling ма̏)",
      "name": "sh-interjection"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "m‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bah, whatever"
      ],
      "id": "en-ma-sh-intj-Nd3GBoQ1",
      "links": [
        [
          "bah",
          "bah"
        ],
        [
          "whatever",
          "whatever"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 38 38 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How?!",
          "text": "Ma kako?!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Where in the world...?",
          "text": "Ma gdje?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Really?",
          "text": "Ma da?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "That's definitely him!",
          "text": "Ma to je on!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Placed at the beginning of a sentence to add intensity and surprise"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 38 38 22",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "No way.",
          "text": "Ma ne.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Oh come on.",
          "text": "Ma daj.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Impossible.",
          "text": "Ma kakvi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Placed at the beginning of a sentence to express dismissal and indignation"
      ],
      "id": "en-ma-sh-intj-J1QB-a~f"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 38 38 22",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Yeah, sure.",
          "text": "Ma da!/Ma svakako!/Ma naravno!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Oh you don't say?",
          "text": "Ma nemoj.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Of course it can never be your fault.",
          "text": "Ma nikad niste vi krivi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to emphasize sarcasm"
      ],
      "id": "en-ma-sh-intj-flN-HMf2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mâ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 115 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Serbo-Croatian interjections",
    "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Italian",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Latin",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian ma",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "μά"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μά (má)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "magis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin magis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "mȁ",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма̏",
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        "Cyrillic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "mȁ"
      },
      "expansion": "mȁ (Cyrillic spelling ма̏)",
      "name": "sh-interjection"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "m‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bah, whatever"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bah",
          "bah"
        ],
        [
          "whatever",
          "whatever"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How?!",
          "text": "Ma kako?!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Where in the world...?",
          "text": "Ma gdje?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Really?",
          "text": "Ma da?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "That's definitely him!",
          "text": "Ma to je on!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Placed at the beginning of a sentence to add intensity and surprise"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "No way.",
          "text": "Ma ne.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Oh come on.",
          "text": "Ma daj.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Impossible.",
          "text": "Ma kakvi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Placed at the beginning of a sentence to express dismissal and indignation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Yeah, sure.",
          "text": "Ma da!/Ma svakako!/Ma naravno!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Oh you don't say?",
          "text": "Ma nemoj.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Of course it can never be your fault.",
          "text": "Ma nikad niste vi krivi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to emphasize sarcasm"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mâ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma"
}

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