Language |
Word |
IPA |
Meaning |
Notes
|
Adyghe |
мазэ |
[maːza] |
'moon' |
|
Arabic |
Standard[1] |
مطابخ |
[maˈtˤaːbɪχ] |
'kitchens' |
See Arabic phonology
|
Armenian |
Eastern[2] |
մայր |
[mɑjɾ]ⓘ |
'mother' |
|
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic |
mara |
[maːra] |
'owner' |
|
Basque |
maitatu |
[majt̪at̪u] |
'to love' |
|
Bengali |
মা |
[ma] |
'mother' |
See Bengali phonology
|
Bulgarian |
мъгла |
[mɐɡla] |
'fog' |
|
Catalan[3] |
mare |
[ˈmaɾə] |
'mother' |
See Catalan phonology
|
Cherokee |
ᎠᎹ |
[ama˦] |
'water' |
|
Chinese |
Cantonese |
猫 / māau |
[maːu̯˥]ⓘ |
'cat' |
See Cantonese phonology
|
Mandarin |
猫 / māo |
[mɑʊ̯˥]ⓘ |
See Mandarin phonology
|
Czech |
muž |
[mʊʃ] |
'man' |
See Czech phonology
|
Dutch[4] |
mond |
[mɔnt] |
'mouth' |
See Dutch phonology
|
English |
him |
[hɪm]ⓘ |
'him' |
See English phonology
|
Esperanto |
tempo |
[ˈtempo] |
'time' |
See Esperanto phonology
|
Filipino |
manok |
[maˈnok] |
'rooster' |
See Filipino phonology
|
Finnish |
minä |
[ˈminæ] |
'I' |
See Finnish phonology
|
French[5] |
manger |
[mɑ̃ʒe] |
'to eat' |
See French phonology
|
Georgian[6] |
სამი |
[ˈsɑmi] |
'three' |
|
German |
Maus |
[maʊ̯s] |
'mouse' |
See Standard German phonology
|
Greek[7] |
μάζα / maza |
[ˈmaza] |
'clump' |
See Modern Greek phonology
|
Gujarati |
મોર / mōr |
[moːɾ] |
'male peacock' |
See Gujarati phonology
|
Hawaiian[8] |
maka |
[maka] |
'eye' |
See Hawaiian phonology
|
Hindi |
मधु |
[məd̪ʱuː] |
'honey' |
See Hindi-Urdu phonology
|
Hebrew |
אמא |
[ˈʔimäʔ] |
'mother' |
See Modern Hebrew phonology
|
Hungarian |
ma |
[mɒ] |
'today' |
See Hungarian phonology
|
Indonesian[9] |
masuk |
[ˈmäsʊʔ] |
'enter' |
|
Italian[10] |
mamma |
[ˈmamma] |
'mommy' |
See Italian phonology
|
Japanese[11] |
乾杯 / kampai |
[kampai] |
'cheers' |
See Japanese phonology
|
Kabardian |
мазэ |
[maːza] |
'moon' |
|
Kagayanen[12] |
manang |
[manaŋ] |
'older sister' |
|
Korean |
마을 / maeul |
[mɐɯl] |
'village' |
See Korean phonology
|
Kurdish
|
Northern
|
giyanewer
|
[ˈgʲɪjä:ˈnɛwɛˈɾ]
|
'animal'
|
See Kurdish phonology
|
Central
|
گیانلەبەر
|
[ˈgʲiːäːnˈlæbæˈɾ]
|
Southern
|
[ˈgʲiːäːnˈlabaˈɾ]
|
Macedonian |
мајка |
[ˈmajka] |
'mother' |
See Macedonian phonology
|
Malay |
malam |
[mäläm] |
'night' |
|
Malayalam[13] |
കമ്മി |
[kəmmi] |
'shortage' |
|
Maltese |
ilma |
[ilma] |
'water' |
|
Marathi |
मन |
[mən] |
'mind' |
See Marathi phonology
|
Mutsun |
muruṭ |
[muɾuʈ] |
'night' |
|
Norwegian |
mamma |
[ˈmɑmːɑ] |
'mom' |
See Norwegian phonology
|
Ojibwe |
ᐊᓈᒥᒻ |
[ənaːˈmɪm] |
'accuse' |
See Ojibwe phonology
|
Oriya |
ମା |
[maː] |
'mother' |
|
Persian |
مادر |
[mɒdær] |
'mother' |
See Persian phonology
|
Pirahã |
baíxi |
[ˈmàí̯ʔì] |
'parent' |
allophone of /b/
|
Polish[14] |
masa |
[ˈmäsä]ⓘ |
'mass' |
See Polish phonology
|
Portuguese[15] |
mato |
[ˈmatu] |
'bush' |
See Portuguese phonology
|
Punjabi |
ਮੈਂ |
[mɛ̃ː] |
'I' |
|
Russian[16] |
муж |
[muʂ]ⓘ |
'husband' |
Contrasts with palatalized version. See Russian phonology
|
Serbo-Croatian[17] |
мој / moj |
[mȏːj] |
'my' |
See Serbo-Croatian phonology
|
Slovak |
muž |
[mu̞ʃ] |
'man' |
|
Slovene |
miš |
[míʃ] |
'mouse' |
|
Spanish[18] |
grumete |
[ɡɾuˈme̞te̞] |
'cabin boy' |
See Spanish phonology
|
Swahili |
miti |
[ˈmiti] |
'trees' |
|
Swedish |
mask |
[mask] |
'worm' |
See Swedish phonology
|
Toki Pona
|
mani
|
[mani]
|
'money'
|
|
Tsez |
мец |
[mɛ̝t͡s] |
'tongue' |
|
Turkish |
benim |
[be̞nim] |
'mine' |
See Turkish phonology
|
Ukrainian |
молоко |
[mɔɫɔˈkɔ] |
'milk' |
See Ukrainian phonology
|
Urdu |
مکان |
[məkaːn] |
'house' |
See Hindi-Urdu phonology
|
Uyghur |
مهن |
[mæn] |
'I' |
|
Vietnamese[20] |
muối |
[mwoj˧ˀ˥] |
'salt' |
See Vietnamese phonology
|
Welsh |
mam |
[mam] |
'mother' |
See Welsh phonology
|
West Frisian |
mar |
[mar] |
'lake' |
See West Frisian phonology
|
Yi |
ꂷ / ma |
[ma˧] |
'bamboo' |
|
Zapotec |
Tilquiapan[21] |
man |
[maŋ] |
'animal' |
|