Occurrence edit

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Adygheмазэ[maːza]'moon'
ArabicStandard[1]مطابخ[maˈtˤaːbɪχ]'kitchens'See Arabic phonology
ArmenianEastern[2]մայր[mɑjɾ]'mother'
Assyrian Neo-Aramaicmara[maːra]'owner'
Basquemaitatu[majt̪at̪u]'to love'
Bengaliমা[ma]'mother'See Bengali phonology
Bulgarianмъгла[mɐɡla]'fog'
Catalan[3]mare[ˈmaɾə]'mother'See Catalan phonology
Cherokee[ama˦]'water'
ChineseCantonese / māau[maːu̯˥]'cat'See Cantonese phonology
Mandarin / māo[mɑʊ̯˥]See Mandarin phonology
Czechm[mʊʃ]'man'See Czech phonology
Dutch[4]mond[mɔnt]'mouth'See Dutch phonology
Englishhim[hɪm]'him'See English phonology
Esperantotempo[ˈtempo]'time'See Esperanto phonology
Filipinomanok[maˈnok]'rooster'See Filipino phonology
Finnishminä[ˈminæ]'I'See Finnish phonology
French[5]manger[mɑ̃ʒe]'to eat'See French phonology
Georgian[6]სა[ˈsɑmi]'three'
GermanMaus[maʊ̯s]'mouse'See Standard German phonology
Greek[7]μάζα / maza[ˈmaza]'clump'See Modern Greek phonology
Gujaratiમો / mōr[moːɾ]'male peacock'See Gujarati phonology
Hawaiian[8]maka[maka]'eye'See Hawaiian phonology
Hindiधु[məd̪ʱuː]'honey'See Hindi-Urdu phonology
Hebrewאמא[ˈʔimäʔ]'mother'See Modern Hebrew phonology
Hungarianma[mɒ]'today'See Hungarian phonology
Indonesian[9]masuk[ˈmäsʊʔ]'enter'
Italian[10]mamma[ˈmamma]'mommy'See Italian phonology
Japanese[11]乾杯 / kampai[kampai]'cheers'See Japanese phonology
Kabardianмазэ[maːza]'moon'
Kagayanen[12]manang[manaŋ]'older sister'
Korean마을 / maeul[mɐɯl]'village'See Korean phonology
KurdishNortherngiyanewer[ˈgʲɪjä:ˈnɛwɛˈɾ]'animal'See Kurdish phonology
Centralگیانلەبەر[ˈgʲiːäːnˈlæbæˈɾ]
Southern[ˈgʲiːäːnˈlabaˈɾ]
Macedonianмајка[ˈmajka]'mother'See Macedonian phonology
Malaymalam[mäläm]'night'
Malayalam[13]കമ്മി[kəmmi]'shortage'
Malteseilma[ilma]'water'
Marathi[mən]'mind'See Marathi phonology
Mutsunmuruṭ[muɾuʈ]'night'
Norwegianmamma[ˈmɑmːɑ]'mom'See Norwegian phonology
Ojibwe[ənaːˈmɪm]'accuse'See Ojibwe phonology
Oriyaମା[maː]'mother'
Persianمادر[mɒdær]'mother'See Persian phonology
Pirahãbaíxi[ˈmàí̯ʔì]'parent'allophone of /b/
Polish[14]masa[ˈmäsä]'mass'See Polish phonology
Portuguese[15]mato[ˈmatu]'bush'See Portuguese phonology
Punjabiਮੈਂ[mɛ̃ː]'I'
Russian[16]муж[muʂ]'husband'Contrasts with palatalized version. See Russian phonology
Serbo-Croatian[17]мој / moj[mȏːj]'my'See Serbo-Croatian phonology
Slovakm[mu̞ʃ]'man'
Slovenem[míʃ]'mouse'
Spanish[18]grumete[ɡɾuˈme̞te̞]'cabin boy'See Spanish phonology
Swahilimiti[ˈmiti]'trees'
Swedishmask[mask]'worm'See Swedish phonology
Toki Ponamani[mani]'money'
Tsezмец[mɛ̝t͡s]'tongue'
Turkishbenim[be̞nim]'mine'See Turkish phonology
Ukrainian[19]молоко[mɔɫɔˈkɔ]'milk'See Ukrainian phonology
Urduمکان[məkaːn]'house'See Hindi-Urdu phonology
Uyghurمهن[mæn]'I'
Vietnamese[20]muối[mwoj˧ˀ˥]'salt'See Vietnamese phonology
Welshmam[mam]'mother'See Welsh phonology
West Frisianmar[mar]'lake'See West Frisian phonology
Yi / ma[ma˧]'bamboo'
ZapotecTilquiapan[21]man[maŋ]'animal'
  1. ^ Thelwall (1990:37)
  2. ^ Dum-Tragut (2009:19)
  3. ^ Carbonell & Llisterri (1992:53)
  4. ^ Gussenhoven (1992:45)
  5. ^ Fougeron & Smith (1993:73)
  6. ^ Shosted & Chikovani (2006:255)
  7. ^ Newton (1972:10)
  8. ^ Ladefoged (2005:139)
  9. ^ Soderberg & Olson (2008:210)
  10. ^ Rogers & d'Arcangeli (2004:117)
  11. ^ Okada (1999:117)
  12. ^ Olson et al. (2010:206–207)
  13. ^ Ladefoged (2005:165)
  14. ^ Jassem (2003:103)
  15. ^ Cruz-Ferreira (1995:91)
  16. ^ Padgett (2003:42)
  17. ^ Landau et al. (1999), p. 67.
  18. ^ Martínez-Celdrán, Fernández-Planas & Carrera-Sabaté (2003:255)
  19. ^ Danyenko & Vakulenko (1995), p. 4.
  20. ^ Thompson (1959:458–461)
  21. ^ Merrill (2008:108)