mà

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Betekenis

(feminine) hand
(feminine) quire
(feminine) hand
(feminine) coat (of paint)

Frequentie

Geslacht

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈma]

Etymologie

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.