US /mɑ/ UK /mɑː/
Homophones
det noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    det

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

    He shouted for mah keys from the doorway.

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Synonyms
1 det · (dialect/informal) variant... mymamommum
Word family
Related forms myma

Etymology

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

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