"mà" meaning in Vietnamese

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Conjunction

IPA: [maː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [maː˦˩] [Huế], [maː˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-mà.wav [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: 𦓡 [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: Within Austroasiatic, compare Pacoh ma (“but, topicalizer”) and Old Mon ma (“relative marker”). Etymology templates: {{cog|pac|ma||but, topicalizer}} Pacoh ma (“but, topicalizer”), {{cog|omx|ma||relative marker}} Old Mon ma (“relative marker”) Head templates: {{head|vi|conjunction|head=|tr=𦓡, 麻}} mà • (𦓡, 麻), {{vi-conj|𦓡, 麻}} mà • (𦓡, 麻)
  1. but; however; nevertheless Synonyms: nhưng, nhưng mà
    Sense id: en-mà-vi-conj-TFTC~tOv Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 34 1 0 7 30 27
  2. where
    Sense id: en-mà-vi-conj-tIERwQxl
  3. which, whom, that
    Sense id: en-mà-vi-conj-8uEdmo0k
  4. (preceding a verb with neutral or negative connotation) and; and then; and so (marks succession of actions or causality)
    Sense id: en-mà-vi-conj-vj3mJkL-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cơ mà, nhưng mà

Particle

IPA: [maː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [maː˦˩] [Huế], [maː˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-mà.wav [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: Within Austroasiatic, compare Pacoh ma (“but, topicalizer”) and Old Mon ma (“relative marker”). Etymology templates: {{cog|pac|ma||but, topicalizer}} Pacoh ma (“but, topicalizer”), {{cog|omx|ma||relative marker}} Old Mon ma (“relative marker”) Head templates: {{head|vi|particle|head=|tr=}} mà, {{vi-particle}} mà
  1. (colloquial) Final affirmative particle, indicating emphasis or contrast. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-mà-vi-particle-k1BT-702 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese particles Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 34 1 0 7 30 27 Disambiguation of Vietnamese particles: 20 4 0 6 52 18
  2. (colloquial) An intensifier, placed before an adjective or verb Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-mà-vi-particle-jSPokBdl Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 34 1 0 7 30 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mà thôi

Alternative forms

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          "english": "come and see",
          "text": "đến mà xem",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "to listen closely in order to do something well",
          "text": "nghe cho kĩ mà làm",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "hung oneself and so died",
          "text": "thắt cổ mà chết",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "nghe cho kĩ mà làm",
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          "english": "hung oneself and so died",
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          "english": "It tastes pretty good tho/actually, not sure why you gotta shit on it that much.",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "disgusted just (by) looking (at it)",
          "text": "thấy mà ghê",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "elated just thinking (about it)",
          "text": "nghĩ mà sướng",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An intensifier, placed before an adjective or verb"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) An intensifier, placed before an adjective or verb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[maː˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maː˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maː˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-mà.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/35/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-m%C3%A0.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-m%C3%A0.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/35/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-m%C3%A0.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-m%C3%A0.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mà"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Vietnamese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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