M

Etymology 1
From the letter, from the  letter , derived from the  letter , from the  hieroglyph.

Letter

 * 1) The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Etymology 2
An alteration of ⋈ , from  ∞  , an alteration of  ↀ  , an alteration of  Ⓧ  , from encircling X (the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.

Numeral

 * 1)  Thousand (1000)
 * 2)  The thousandth (1,000th).

Symbol

 * 1) Male,
 * 2)   one mole of substance per litre of solvent.
 * 3)  A generic manifold.
 * 4)  monster group
 * 5)  major
 * 6)  mid tone
 * 7)  mass of a reference body as a unit of measure
 * M☉ — solar mass; M🜨 — terrestrial mass; MJ or M♃ — jovian mass; ML or M☾ — lunar mass
 * 1)  medium
 * 1)  mass of a reference body as a unit of measure
 * M☉ — solar mass; M🜨 — terrestrial mass; MJ or M♃ — jovian mass; ML or M☾ — lunar mass
 * 1)  medium

Usage notes
Because of the potential for confusion, the abbreviation for unit "molar" is usually written in italics (M) or in small caps (ᴍ). M for reference mass is usually written in italics.

Pronunciation




Etymology 3
Abbreviation.

Noun

 * 1)  sign on toilet door.
 * 2)  A film with the content rating M.
 * 3)  the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
 * 4)  the number of maiden overs bowled
 * 1)  A film with the content rating M.
 * 2)  the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
 * 3)  the number of maiden overs bowled
 * 1)  A film with the content rating M.
 * 2)  the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
 * 3)  the number of maiden overs bowled
 * 1)  A film with the content rating M.
 * 2)  the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
 * 3)  the number of maiden overs bowled
 * 1)  the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
 * 2)  the number of maiden overs bowled
 * 1)  the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
 * 2)  the number of maiden overs bowled
 * 1)  the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
 * 2)  the number of maiden overs bowled
 * 1)  the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
 * 2)  the number of maiden overs bowled

Noun

 * 1) Monsieur.

Usage notes
The current standard form in French is, with as the plural.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Michigan.

Letter

 * 1) The seventeenth letter in the Afar alphabet.

Noun

 * 1) M

Etymology

 * is from West Germanic.

Usage notes

 * In the German-based spelling, m is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
 * In the Dutch-based spelling, m is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.

Etymology 1
From or.

Noun

 * 1)  menstruation
 * 2)  menstrual cycle
 * 3)  menses; menstrual blood

Verb

 * 1)  to menstruate; to have a period

Verb

 * 1)  to nab; to take without asking

Etymology 3
From or.

Classifier

 * 1)  metre

Etymology 4
From,.

Noun

 * 1)  megabyte

Usage notes

 * 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
 * The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
 * The official pronunciation defined in 《汉语拼音方案》, ㄝㄇ (ê̄m), is not a valid syllable in Pinyin.

Letter

 * 1) The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

Usage notes
The abbreviations, , and  are the most common of their kind seen in restaurant menus. Other abbreviations are also seen, but not as standardized. Most menus contain a list of the abbreviations they use, including the four common ones.

Letter

 * 1) the thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, preceded by L and followed by N

Letter

 * 1) The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet.

Symbol

 * 1) down with

Etymology 1
From the initial letter of.

Noun

 * 1) medium size

Etymology 2
From the initial letter of ; compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  masochism, masochist
 * 2)  submissive personality

Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

Letter




Letter

 * 1)  It is preceded by  and followed by . Its traditional name is .

Usage notes

 * 1) The eighteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by L and followed by N.

Letter

 * 1) the 13th letter of the Spanish alphabet

Etymology
. Each pronunciation has a different source:
 * Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by.
 * Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character.
 * Abecedario pronunciation is from.

Letter

 * 1)  It is preceded by  and followed by .

Mutation

 * M at the beginning of words mutates to in a, but is unchanged by  and , for example with the word :