mah(a)-, n. Animal, beast. Gender: A, Stems: /ɕ/ <ś> - /x/ <h> - /x/ <h>, Ablaut: /a/ <a> - /a/ <a> - /ɛ/ <e>, Nominative singular: /maɕa/ <maśa>, Accusative singular: /maxi/ <mahi>, Allative singular: /mɛxaβɒ/ <mehabå> This is commonly used in compounds to form the names of animals.