Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ma \Ma\, conj. [It.] (Mus.)
   But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, ``Vivace, ma non
   troppo presto'' (i. e., lively, but not too quick). --Moore
   (Encyc. of Music).

Ma \Ma\ (m[aum]), n. [Cf. {Mamma}.]
   1. A child's word for mother.

   2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of
      address given to a woman; mother. --Balfour (Cyc. of
      India).

Source : WordNet®

ma
     n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma},
           {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]
     2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Master of Arts},
         {Artium Magister}, {AM}]
     3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: {milliampere}]
     4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
        [syn: {Massachusetts}, {Bay State}, {Old Colony}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

ma
     
         The {country code} for Morocco.
     
        (1999-01-27)