もう

Etymology 1
Derivation ja. First attested in 1477, around the.

shows that this was originally, and Portuguese sources from the late 1500s and early 1600s record this as , indicating a pronunciation of as part of the regular sound shift from  to.

The initial ma is speculatively connected to.

Adverb

 * 1) already having reached a certain situation or finished a certain action
 * 2) already the time to do so; shortly, soon
 * 3) more, further
 * 4) * 2005, &#91;&#93;,, in ALICE
 * 5)  any more, again
 * 1) already the time to do so; shortly, soon
 * 2) more, further
 * 3) * 2005, &#91;&#93;,, in ALICE
 * 4)  any more, again
 * 1) already the time to do so; shortly, soon
 * 2) more, further
 * 3) * 2005, &#91;&#93;,, in ALICE
 * 4)  any more, again
 * 1) * 2005, &#91;&#93;,, in ALICE
 * 2)  any more, again
 * 1) * 2005, &#91;&#93;,, in ALICE
 * 2)  any more, again
 * 1)  any more, again

Usage notes
A common mistake among Japanese language learners is to use もう as a general term meaning ; the correct term in many cases is.

Interjection

 * 1)  ; jeez; compare use of 🇨🇬