ms

From m- (“milli-”) +‎ s (“second”).

ms

2. (metrology) Symbol for millisecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds.

   Alternative form: msec (English, unofficial)

Abbreviation of English Malaysian.

ms

2. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Malay.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Malay terms

• ms.

ms (plural mss)

1. Abbreviation of manuscript.

From m + -s.

• m's

• IPA^(key): /ɛmz/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛmz

ms

1. plural of m

• Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that “after letters an apostrophe is obligatory.” The 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.15, “To aid comprehension, lowercase letters form the plural with an apostrophe and an s”. The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

• sm., S/M, sm, S&M, Sm, S & M, SM

Possibly related to Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵙ (ms, “to be from, be related to, be a close relative/descendant of”).

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: mes

1. offspring, child

• msw-nswt

• Demotic Egyptian: ms
  • Coptic: ⲙⲁⲥ (mas)

1. calf

• Demotic Egyptian: ms
  • Coptic: ⲙⲁⲥⲉ (mase)

 enclitic

1. surely; can connote particular persuasiveness, astonishment, reproach, or objection

• jwms

1. perfective of msj (“to give birth to”)

• James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 48, 60, 93, 125, 184, 198.

• IPA^(key): /mɨˈsɨ/

ms

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of mersi (“thanks”)