-ma-

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English

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Infix

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-ma-

  1. (humorous) Adds ironic pseudo-sophistication to an existing word.
    education + ‎-ma- → ‎edumacation
    alcohol + ‎-ma- → ‎alcamahol
    saxophone + ‎-ma- → ‎saxomaphone

Usage notes

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(Ironic pseudo-sophistication): Usually inserted after a trochaic foot.[1]

Interfix

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-ma-

  1. (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -mar-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

References

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Anagrams

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Chichewa

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Etymology 1

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Infix

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-ma-

  1. Forms the habitual aspect in verbs.
Usage notes
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A high tone is placed on the subject prefix and on the penultimate syllable.

Etymology 2

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Infix

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-ma-

  1. Forms the past imperfective in verbs.
Usage notes
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A high tone is placed on the syllable immediately following this morpheme.