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English word origin

Etymology of Mah

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

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The source etymologies

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
name

Initialism of Maharashtra.

name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

Inspect preserved source fields

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