"'ma" meaning in Welsh

See 'ma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ma/ [North-Wales], /ma/ [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], /mə/ [South-Wales, colloquial]
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{head|cy|adverb}} 'ma
  1. (informal) apheretic form of yma (“here”) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-'ma-cy-adv-4xEwwqES Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh determiners, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 24 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 25 24 24 Disambiguation of Welsh determiners: 28 27 23 23 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 27 26 24 24
  2. (informal) apheretic form of dyma (“here is/are”) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-'ma-cy-adv-pc7wNBFV Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh determiners, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 24 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 25 24 24 Disambiguation of Welsh determiners: 28 27 23 23 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 27 26 24 24

Determiner

IPA: /ma/ [North-Wales], /ma/ [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], /mə/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: y ... 'ma [canonical]
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{head|cy|determiner|head=y ... 'ma}} y ... 'ma
  1. (informal) apheretic form of yma: this (literally, here) Tags: informal Synonyms: hwn, hon
    Sense id: en-'ma-cy-det-DFMaM3xP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh determiners, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 24 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 25 24 24 Disambiguation of Welsh determiners: 28 27 23 23 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 27 26 24 24
  2. (informal) apheretic form of yma: these (literally, here) Tags: informal Synonyms: hyn
    Sense id: en-'ma-cy-det-cIiYm2hq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh determiners, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 24 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 25 24 24 Disambiguation of Welsh determiners: 28 27 23 23 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 27 26 24 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bore 'ma (english: this morning), heno 'ma (english: this evening, tonight), p'nawn 'ma, pryhnawn 'ma (english: this afternoon) Related terms: 'na
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "this morning",
      "translation": "this morning",
      "word": "bore 'ma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "this evening, tonight",
      "translation": "this evening, tonight",
      "word": "heno 'ma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "p'nawn 'ma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "this afternoon",
      "translation": "this afternoon",
      "word": "pryhnawn 'ma"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "det",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "text": "y boreau 'ma",
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      "ipa": "/ma/",
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mə/",
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
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          "english": "It's me",
          "literal_meaning": "It is I who is here.",
          "text": "Fi sy 'ma.",
          "translation": "It's me",
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          "english": "Here/This is something for you.",
          "text": "'Ma rywbeth i ti.",
          "translation": "Here/This is something for you.",
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        "apheretic form of dyma (“here is/are”)"
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        "colloquial",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mə/",
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "'ma"
}
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    "Welsh adverbs",
    "Welsh determiners",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas"
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      "english": "this morning",
      "translation": "this morning",
      "word": "bore 'ma"
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      "english": "this evening, tonight",
      "translation": "this evening, tonight",
      "word": "heno 'ma"
    },
    {
      "word": "p'nawn 'ma"
    },
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      "english": "this afternoon",
      "translation": "this afternoon",
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          "text": "y boreau 'ma",
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    {
      "ipa": "/mə/",
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "'ma"
}

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    {
      "ipa": "/mə/",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}

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