mà

Betekenis (English)

1. (feminine) hand
2. (feminine) quire
3. (feminine) hand
4. (feminine) coat (of paint)

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈma]

Etymology (English)

Inherited from Latijn: manus

Cognate with Occitaans: man

Cognate with Frans: main

Cognate with Spaans: mano

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan man, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Compare Occitan man, French main, Spanish mano.