mah
/mɑː˧/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
det
Pronunciation spelling of my.
particle
Asserts that there is a straightforward or self-evident reason for something.
particle
Used at the end of an affirmative declarative sentence to change it into a yes–no question.
Colloquial
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Adventurer: 'AFTER YEARS OF ADVENTURING... I HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE STREETPASS ARENA. ONCE I REST MAH HOOFS, I'M GOING TO RECORD MY SECRET BATTLE TECHNIQUE.'"
- "— The plants are all dying already. — No one here to water them mah..."
- "[…] Alternatively train SBS bus drivers to become pilots also since they are already bus captains. Anyone can become a pilot mah. Its so easy. Everybody should give it try-but not with me on board."
- "Especially today—we holiday, mah, so don’t bring them to town until tomorrow."
- "In response, I ask if he thinks that his future child would be embarrassed about the online reputation that he has built for himself after all these years. “Why? All of this is just acting mah, I got nothing to be ashamed about.”"
- "If I’m running around for errands, I want to look cute also mah. I used to wear shorts, but now I’d rather not. It’ll look like I’ve got thousands of cat scratches."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 嘛, -