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mah

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Malaysia/mɑː˧/

mah is the pronunciation spelling of my.

Meaning of my

Determiner

my

  1. Belonging to me.
    • I can't find my book.
  2. Associated with me.
    • My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
  3. Related to me.
    • My parents won't let me go out tonight.
  4. In the possession of me.
    • I have to take my books back to the library soon.

See all 5 meanings of my

Particle (1)

mah

  1. (Manglish, Singlish) Asserts that there is a straightforward or self-evident reason for something.
    • — The plants are all dying already.
      — No one here to water them mah...
    • […] Alternatively train SBS bus drivers to become pilots also since they are already bus captains. Anyone can become a pilot mah. Its so easy. Everybody should give it try-but not with me on board.2003, ANGELL, “SIA PILOT ISSUE”, in soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    what

Particle (2)

Malaysia/mɑː˦/

mah

  1. (colloquial) Used at the end of an affirmative declarative sentence to change it into a yes–no question.
    • Coz must charge daily lei2024 December 8, endlssorrow, “U guys bring smart watch oversea mah”, in HardwareZone Forums

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Mah

Mah (plural Mahs)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Mah

Mah

  1. (India, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Maharashtra.

Synonyms of mah

Forms of mah

Particle
alternative formma
Proper noun
pluralMahs

Origin of mah

From Cantonese 嘛 (maa³) or Singaporean Hokkien 嘛 (--ma).

From Mandarin 嗎／吗 (ma) or Cantonese 嗎／吗 (maa⁵).

From Chinese 馬／马 (Cantonese: maa⁵, Hokkien: Má, Mandarin: Mǎ), or other sources.

Phrases with mah

Questions about mah

What does mah mean?
Mah means asserts that there is a straightforward or self-evident reason for something.
What is mah the pronunciation spelling of?
Mah is the pronunciation spelling of my.
What part of speech is mah?
Mah can be a particle or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mah?
Mah is pronounced /mɑː˧/ (Malaysia).

Words near mah in the dictionary

  1. Magyaro-
  2. Magyars
  3. magyck
  4. magyckal
  5. Magɨ
  6. mah
  7. Mah Meri
  8. mah-jong
  9. mah-jongg
  10. maha
  11. maha bharata

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mah (page history and authors); Mah (page history and authors); my (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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