Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dialectal form of
mew .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The common European gull (
Larus canus ); -- called alsomar . Seenew , a gull.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection a
bleating sound, as that of asheep orgoat - verb to make such a sound
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Examples
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G: [takes out phone and calls his maa] Maa, do you know Elsie XYZ?
chicagojo Diary Entry chicagojo 2005
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Tukuchee ri oher, yxnu [c] ahol, he [c] a ka maa Oxlahuh [c,] ij, Cablahuh
The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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The maa was a moft mrferable fpedacle, and apparently eaten up with difeafe.
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In fact you might just give a Bollywood 'maa' a run for her 'haath ka gajar halwa' :
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As Truth remains eternally the same, whether called 'maa', as by the Egyptians, or 'Aletheia' as by the
An Egyptian Princess — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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As Truth remains eternally the same, whether called 'maa', as by the Egyptians, or 'Aletheia' as by the
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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As Truth remains eternally the same, whether called 'maa', as by the Egyptians, or 'Aletheia' as by the
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867
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As Truth remains eternally the same, whether called 'maa', as by the Egyptians, or 'Aletheia' as by the
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867
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As Truth remains eternally the same, whether called 'maa', as by the Egyptians, or 'Aletheia' as by the
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867
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Oscar trophy to his 'maa' and musician AR Rahman who said that he was "deeply honoured" after being conferred the Padma Bhushan
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madmouth commented on the word maa
mother
May 24, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word maa
Code for Chenai-Meenambarkkam Airport, Chennai (Madras), India.
December 30, 2009