mah

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US /mɑ/ UK /mɑː/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Minimal pairs

Sounds like mot /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Meanings

1

det
(dialect/informal) variant of 'my' or 'ma'

He shouted for mah keys from the doorway.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 det · (dialect/informal) variant... my ma mom mum

Word family

Related forms my ma

Etymology

A dialectal or eye-dialect spelling representing a regional pronunciation of my or ma; not a distinct etymon but a phonetic respelling.

Topics

Grammar & Function Words Register & Style

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