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).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)