The difference between Ma and Maw
When used as nouns, ma means mother, mama, whereas maw means the stomach, especially of an animal.
Ma is also abbreviation with the meaning: may.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ma and Maw
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Ma as a noun (astronomy, usually, in the plural):
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Ma as a noun (colloquial, and in direct address):
mother, mama
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Maw as a noun (archaic):
The stomach, especially of an animal.
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Maw as a noun:
The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
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Maw as a noun:
Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.
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Maw as a noun:
Appetite; inclination.
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Maw as a noun (dialect, colloquial):
Mother.
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Maw as a noun:
A gull.