# maz
## Translingual
### Symbol

maz
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Central Mazahua.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Central Mazahua terms

## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech maz, from Proto-Slavic *mazь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmas]

### Noun

maz m inan
* wax, grease
    ušní maz ― earwax
    kožní maz ― sebum

#### Related terms

* mast
* mazat
* mázek

### Further reading

* “maz”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “maz”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “maz”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Latvian
### Pronunciation

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### Adverb

maz
* little; adverbial form of mazs
* (with noun in genitive) little, a little, few, a few; adverbial form of mazs (small indeterminate quantity or amount)
    maz mitruma ― little moisture, a little moisture
    maz darba ― little work, a little work
    maz draugu ― few friends, a few friends
    maz ābolu ― few apples, a few apples
* (used as a noun) little, not much
    maz tika pateikts ― little, not much was said

#### Antonyms

* daudz
* ļoti

#### Related terms

* nemaz
* vismaz

## Old High German
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mati. Cognate with Old English mete, Old Norse matr.

### Noun

maz ?
* food, meat

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: maz

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mazь.

### Noun

maz m (Cyrillic spelling маз)
* ointment

#### Declension
## Sudovian
### Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *maźas, from Proto-Indo-European *meǵʰ-, *moǵʰ- (“big, small”). Compare Lithuanian mãžas, Latvian mazs, Old Prussian massais ([mazais], “smaller”).

### Adjective

maz
* small
    Antonym: łełſ (“big”)
** “Pagan dialects from Narew” line 129, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):mały — mazmały — small

### References

* ↑ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985) “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 76: “maz ’mažas, l. mały’ 129.”
* ↑ “mãžas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. maz adj.(?), adv.(?) ‘klein’”.

## Zhuang
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Zhuang) IPA: /ma˧˩/
* Tone numbers: ma$^2$
* Hyphenation: maz
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### Etymology 1

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#### Pronoun

maz (Sawndip forms 庅 or 么 or 吗 or 麻, 1957–1982 spelling maƨ)
* what

##### Derived terms

* gijmaz

### Etymology 2

From Chinese 麻 (MC mae).

#### Verb

maz (1957–1982 spelling maƨ)
* to go numb
    Synonym: mwnh

### Etymology 3

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#### Noun

maz (1957–1982 spelling maƨ)
* acute disease, such as a sunstroke

### Etymology 4

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“to come”). Cognate with Thai มา (maa), Northern Thai ᨾᩣ (ma), Lao ມາ (mā), Lü ᦙᦱ (maa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥰ (mäa), Shan မႃး (máa), Aiton မႃ (mā), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma) or 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa).

#### Verb

maz (Sawndip form 麻, 1957–1982 spelling maƨ)
* (dialectal) to come
    Synonym: daeuj

##### Related terms

* ma