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Appendix:Variations of "m" М Μ Ϻ ϻ
Ⅿ M
Translingual
Etymology 1
From the mul ett - letter ett 𐌌 em, from the mul grc - letter grc Μ mu, derived from the mul phn - letter phn 𐤌 mem, from the mul egy - hieroglyph egy 𓈖.
Alternative forms
mul ꟿ in ancient inscriptions
Letter
mul
mul letter 13
See also
Etymology 2
An alteration of ⋈, from ∞, an alteration of ↀ, an alteration of Ⓧ, from encircling X (the Roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.
Alternative forms
mul m, mul DD, mul dd, mul ↀ, mul Ⅰ̅, mul ⅰ̅, mul ⅭⅠↃ
Numeral
mul numeral upper case Roman numeral lower case m
mul Q43016 Roman numerals thousand (one thousand)
mul 1000<id:Q43016><qq:Arabic numerals>
mul M<id:Q38526><qq:10⁶>
mul suffixive K<id:Q43016> k<id:Q43016> ; prefixive k-<id:Q107428>
mul ordinal numbers The thousandth (1,000th).
Etymology 3
Symbol
mul Q44148 male sometimes appended to age
mul 57M = 57-year-old male human
mul Q38526 mul suffixive million = 10⁶ = 1 000 000
mul m<id:Q38526>
mul B<id:Q16021><qq:10⁹> < T<id:Q862978><qq:10¹²>
mul K<id:Q43016> k<id:Q43016> M<id:Q43016>
mul M-<id:Q107205><qq:prefix>
mul 35M = 35 000 000
mul Q43016 thousand
mul k<id:Q43016> K<id:Q43016>
mul k-<id:Q107428>
mul Q7727 minute
mul m<id:Q7727> ; less ambiguous min<id:Q7727>
mul H:M:S; mul HH:MM:SS
mul Q5151 month
mul m<id:Q5151> ; less ambiguous en:mon<id:Q5151> en:mo<id:Q5151>
mul YYYY-M-D; mul YYYY-MM-DD
mul Messier mul astronomy mul fr:Messier used in en Messier number Messier numbers
en slang Morphine.
en 1980 Marc Behm The Eye of the Beholder 169 Mineola, NY Dover 2018 When he woke up the second time he was bandaged and high on M.
mul Q22124685 mul amino acid IUPAC 1-letter symbol methionine
mul Met<id:Q22124685>
mul Q93318 nautical mile
mul NM<id:Q93318> nmi<id:Q93318> nm<id:Q93318>
mul Q672821 mul chemistry mul suffixive mul en:molar one mole of substance per litre of solvent
mul 12M = 12 mol/L
mul analysis A generic manifold.
mul group theory monster group
mul music major
mul linguistics mid tone
mul astronomy mass of a reference body as a unit of measure
M☉ — solar mass; M🜨 — terrestrial mass; MJ or M♃ — jovian mass; ML or M☾ — lunar mass
mul usually clothing medium the manufactured size
mul XXS XS S L XL XLT XXL XXXL
The symbol in bases higher than twenty-two for the number expressed as mul 22 in decimal.
mul license plate codes Malta
Usage notes
Because of the potential for confusion, the abbreviation for unit "molar" is usually written in italics (M) or in small caps (ᴍ). M for reference mass is usually written in italics.
Gallery
See also
M Mike –– ⠍
mul Thousand Size
Category:Roman numerals
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
name of letter en /ɛm/
en en-uk-m.ogg UK
en ɛm 1
Letter
en
en letter 13 em
See also
en Class M M-way M-pop M-She-U M-cell
See also
Etymology 2
en
Number
en
en ordinal 13 em
Etymology 3
Abbreviation.
Noun
~
en mother.
en men sign on toilet door.
en W
en 2001 Jonathan Franzen The Corrections New York, NY w:Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0374129983 332 https://archive.org/details/corrections0000fran_e9p6/page/332/mode/2up?q=%22no+M+or+W+in+sight%22 From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.
en Monday.
en Mon Mon.
en nautical mile.
en million.
en entomology en media.
en usually clothing en medium the manufactured size or an item of that size.
en XXS XS S L XL XLT XXL XXXL
en Australia film A film with the content rating M.
en in job listings en minority.
en EOE M/F/V/H equal opportunity employer (minority, female, veteran, handicap)
en slang en morphine.
en 1952 Woman's Home Companion 79 141 [Doctors] always carry narcotic prescription blanks and some M with them. M is morphine.
en 1956 w:Jess Stearn Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today New York Julian Messner, Inc. r6U6AAAAMAAJ 59 M “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”
That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot of M, which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.
en 2009 Larry Harrison Glimpses of a Floating World 142 'You were going to get me some M,' she whispered in his ear. His friend uses morphine, too.
en cricket in batting figures the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
en cricket in bowling figures the number of maiden overs bowled
en India Islam internet slang en Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
en H Hindu
en masochist.
en 5 April 80 Gay Community News 4 Brian O'Dell Sensuality/Mutuality In all the sexual encounters I have participated in or know of the "M" sets the limits as to what to get into and how much pain will be applied. And of course if the scene gets too rough the "M" has the right to stop it.
Noun
Messrs MM
Monsieur.
en M.
en w:Paul Morand Paris Letter w:The Dial LXXXIV 6 May 1928 June 1928 508 https://archive.org/details/sim_dial_1928-06_84/page/508/mode/1up I also advise reading the Merlin of M Jean Prévost, published by the N. R. F., a swift audacious picture of post-war love, treated with the grace of a Crébillon or of a Restif de la Bretonne. I could not recommend too highly the Petite Histoire des Juifs which MM Jean and Jérôme Tharaud have just published with Plon.
Usage notes
The current standard form in French is en M., with en MM. as the plural.
Proper noun
en Michigan roadway Michigan.
Adjective
-
en male.
en F X
en Amy Harmon Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/us/nonbinary-drivers-licenses.html 2019-05-29 So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s license, El, 17, was less surprised than some at the maneuver that effectively killed it. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608042105/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/us/nonbinary-drivers-licenses.html
en medium of the manufactured size.
en XXS XS S L XL XXL
en video games ESRB en mature.
en E E10+ T AO RP
en The ESRB rated the video game M for Mature as it contained excessive blood and gore.
en Hindutva Size
Afar
Letter
aa
aa letter 17
See also
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
letter name af /ɛm/
Letter
af
af letter 13
See also
Noun
M'e M'etjie
M
Angami
Letter
njm
njm letter 32
See also
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
phoneme az [m]
letter name az [meː] [mɯː]
Letter
az
az letter 19
See also
Basque
Pronunciation
eme
Letter
eu
eu letter 13 eme
See also
Catalan
Pronunciation
éma éme,ém
Letter
ca
ca letter 13 ema eme em
See also
Central Franconian
Etymology
/m/ is from West Germanic gmw-pro *m.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /m/
Letter
gmw-cfr
gmw-cfr letter German-based
gmw-cfr letter Dutch-based
Usage notes
2 Doubling of M
In the German-based spelling, m is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
In the Dutch-based spelling, m is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
maz /m/
Letter
maz
maz letter
See also
Chinese
Etymology 1
From zh en menstruation menstruation or en menstrual cycle menstrual cycle.
Pronunciation
em1 n,v
Noun
zh noun
zh Hong Kong Cantonese colloquial menstruation
嚟{lei4} M{em1} to have periods C
zh Hong Kong Cantonese colloquial menstrual cycle
zh Hong Kong Cantonese colloquial menses; menstrual blood
Synonyms
月經
Derived terms
zh M到 M痛 M巾
Verb
zh verb
zh Hong Kong Cantonese colloquial to menstruate; to have a period
Synonyms
來月經
Etymology 2
zh
Pronunciation
em1 v
Verb
zh verb
zh Hong Kong Cantonese university slang to nab; to take without asking
Synonyms
偷
Etymology 3
From yue en M or yue en metre.
Pronunciation
mit1,em1 cls
Classifier
zh classifier
zh Hong Kong Cantonese metre
Synonyms
米
Etymology 4
From zh en M, en meg megabyte.
Alternative forms
zh MB
Pronunciation
áimu mek1 n
Noun
zh noun
zh computing informal megabyte
Related terms
zh G gigabyte
Etymology 5
Pronunciation 1
áimu,áim em1 êm5 sh:5e m6 letters
Letter
zh
zh letter 13 the Latin alphabet as used in Chinese
Pronunciation 2
mō,1nb=common letters
Letter
zh
zh letter 13 Pinyin
Usage notes
The official pronunciation defined in 《汉语拼音方案》, ㄝㄇ (ê̄m), is not a valid syllable in Pinyin.
Dutch
Pronunciation
letter name nl /ɛm/
nl Nl-M.ogg
Letter
nl
the thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet
See also
Previous letter: L
Next letter: N
Elfdalian
Alternative forms
ovd ᛘ M Dalecarlian runes
Letter
ovd
ovd letter 16
Esperanto
Pronunciation
See eo m.
Letter
eo
eo letter 16 mo
See also
Further reading
m
mo
Estonian
et:
Letter
et
et letter 13 emm
See also
Finnish
Etymology
Letter
fi
fi letter 13 äm em
See also
Noun
fi noun
fi magna cum laude approbatur
fi mies man, male
Adjective
fi maidoton milk-free, dairy-free e.g. in restaurant menus
Usage notes
The abbreviations fi G, fi L, fi VL and fi M are the most common of their kind seen in restaurant menus. Other abbreviations are also seen, but not as standardized. Most menus contain a list of the abbreviations they use, including the four common ones.
French
Pronunciation
èm
fr Fr-M-fr-Paris.ogg Paris
Letter
fr
the thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, preceded by L and followed by N
German
Pronunciation
de /ʔɛm/
de De-M.OGG
de De-M31.ogg Germany
de De-M2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Letter
de
de letter 13
See also
Noun
n,-,-:s
en M
Declension
n,-,-:s
Noun
f.sg
de historical DDR de Mark der DDR
de DM
Declension
f.sg
Further reading
de Money
Hawaiian
Alternative forms
haw mū letter name
Pronunciation
letter name mū
phoneme /m/
Letter
haw
haw letter 9
See also
Hungarian
Pronunciation
phoneme
letter name emm
Letter
hu
hu letter 21 emm
Declension
M-e e mM- ei
See also
Icelandic
Pronunciation
emm<qq:letter name>
Letter
is
is letter 16
See also
Ido
Pronunciation
io /m/
Letter
io
io letter 13
See also
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
letter name id /ɛm/
phoneme id /m/
Letter
id
id letter 13
See also
Etymology 2
Proper noun
id proper noun
id Masehi CE; Christian Era
Irish
Letter
ga
ga letter 11
See also
Isoko
Letter
iso
iso letter 19
References
E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, page 8, 10
Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015), page 1
Joe Okedi, Abidi Isoko Na Kpobi, 2020
Italian
it:
Pronunciation
èmme<pre:letter name> m<pre:phonemic realization>
Letter
it
it letter 11 emme
Symbol
it symbol
down with
it W up with
See also
Italian alphabet
Japanese
ja:
Pronunciation
エム 1
Etymology 1
From the initial letter of ja en medium.
Noun
エム
medium size
ja S esu L eru
Synonyms
中 ちゅう
Etymology 2
From the initial letter of ja en masochism; compare en S&M.
Noun
エム
ja sexuality euphemism masochism, masochist
ja colloquial Of one who puts up with teasing
ja colloquial submissive personality
Antonyms
S エス
Derived terms
ドM ド-エム
ja terms written in foreign scripts
ja Size
Kankanaey
Etymology
kne tl M. Letter pronunciation is influenced by kne en M.
Pronunciation
em<a:letter name> m<a:phoneme>
Letter
letter
kne letter 13 em
See also
References
10-11
Kashubian
Etymology
Letter
csb
csb letter 18
See also
Khiamniungan Naga
Etymology
Pronunciation
kix /mə³³/
Letter
kix
kix Patsho kix letter 10
See also
Pronunciation guide
Latin
Letter
la
la letter representing the sound /m/
Symbol
la numeral symbol
A digit 1,000 (la mīlle) in the decimal Roman numeral system. It is iterated for multiples.
Derived terms
CM
MM
MMM
MMMM
See also
Latvian
lv:
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
m
lv lv-riga-m.ogg
Letter
class=skin-invert-image|thumb|250px|M
lv
lv letter 20 em
See also
Luxembourgish
Letter
lb
lb letter 13
See also
Noun
m M-en M
the letter en M
Further reading
Malay
ms:
Pronunciation
ms [ɛm] Name of letter
ms [m] Phoneme
Letter
ms
ms letter 13
See also
Maltese
Letter
mt
mt letter 17
See also
Navajo
Letter
nv
nv letter
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
Letter
nb
nb letter 13
See also
Noun
M-
the letter en M
References
“M – bokstav” in no Store norske leksikon.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Letter
nn
nn letter 13
See also
Noun
M-
the letter en M
References
Nupe
Pronunciation
phoneme nup /m/ /ŋ/
Letter
nup
nup letter 16
See also
Nuxalk
Pronunciation
phoneme blc /m/
Letter
blc
blc letter 14
See also
Old English
Pronunciation
phoneme ang /m/
Letter
ang
ang letter representing the phoneme /m/
Numeral
ang numeral
the numeral 1000 (ang þūsend)
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
ang Þǣr wæs Persa X M ofslæġen ġehorsedra, ⁊ eahtatiġ M fēþena,⁊ eahtatiġ M ġefangenra. There, 10,000 Persian cavalry were slain, and 80,000 infanty, and 80,000 were captured.
Oromo
Pronunciation
ma
ma
om Om-m.ogg
Letter
om
om letter 13
Polish
Etymology
pl letter
Pronunciation
em - - LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-M.wav
Letter
pl
pl letter 17 em
See also
Portuguese
Letter
pt
pt letter 13
See also
Romani
Pronunciation
rom /m/
Letter
rom
rom International Standard rom letter 17
rom Pan-Vlax rom letter 18
See also
Romanian
Pronunciation
ro /m/
Letter
ro
ro letter 16 em me mî
See also
Saanich
Pronunciation
str /m/ /mʼ/
Letter
str nocase
str letter 20
See also
Scottish Gaelic
Letter
gd
gd letter 11 L N ; traditionally named gd muin vine
See also
Silesian
Etymology
Letter
szl
szl letter 16
See also
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
phoneme sms /m/
Letter
sms
sms letter 21
See also
Slovene
sl:
Pronunciation
sl /ɛm/
Letter
sl
sl letter 14
sl letter 20 Resian
sl letter 15 Natisone Valley dialect
Somali
Pronunciation
phoneme so /m/
letter name so /miːm/
Letter
so
so letter 18 miim L N
Usage notes
The Somali alphabet follows the Arabic abjad order.
See also
Spanish
Letter
es
es letter 13
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv ɛmː 1
Letter
sv
sv letter 13
See also
Tagalog
Etymology
tl es M. Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by tl en M.
Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character tl ma.
Abecedario pronunciation is from tl es M.
Pronunciation
ém<qq:letter name, Filipino alphabet> má<qq:letter name, Abakada alphabet> eme<qq:letter name, Abecedario> +<qq:phoneme>
Letter
tl
13 em fil
10 ma abak
tl historical 15 eme abec
See also
Further reading
Turkish
Letter
tr
tr letter 16 me
See also
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
e-mờ em-mờ mờ
Letter
vi
vi letter 15 e-mờ em-mờ mờ
See also
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /ɛm/ standard
cy /m/ informal
Letter
cy
cy letter 17 em It is preceded by cy Ll and followed by cy N.
See also
Mutation
M at the beginning of words mutates to cy F in a en soft mutation, but is unchanged by en nasal mutation and en aspirate mutation, for example with the word cy merch Merch girl, daughter:
Merch
Further reading
Yoruba
Pronunciation
phoneme yo /m/
letter name yo /mĩ́/
Letter
yo
yo letter 14 mí
See also
Zulu
Letter
zu
zu letter 13
See also