Serbian words starting with M
- mȁoh come on; nah (dismissal, disagreement; clause-initial only: Ma…
- mȁ dȃjcome on!; no way! (colloquial disbelief)
- mȁ kàkvino way!; nothing of the sort! (standalone reply denying what was just…
- mȁ nèmōjyou don't say (often ironic)
- mȁ pȕstioh forget it (colloquial)
- mȁča sword
- máčekitten
- mȁćehastepmother
- mȁčjī kȁšalja piece of cake (lit. «a cat's cough»)
- mȁčkacat
- magàcīna warehouse (not a shop — that is prodavnica)
- màgaracdonkey
- magàzīnmagazine; TV magazine show — not a shop, which is prodavnica
- màglafog
- màgnēta magnet
- màgnetnā rezònancaMRI scan
- mȁjicat-shirt
- mȃjkamother
- Mȃjka Jȕgovīćāthe Mother of the Jugovići, the epic image of maternal grief and…
- mȃjke miI swear (on my mother) (familiar oath; among friends only, not at…
- mȃjstorhandyman, craftsman
- majstòrijacraftsmanship; clever trick
- màkazescissors
- màleckīteeny, tiny (from mali 'small')
- mȁlīsmall
- màlinaraspberry
- mȁloa little; few
- malopròdajaretail
- mȁmamom
- mȁnastīrmonastery
- màndātmandate; term of office
- manìkīrmanicure
- mȁnjeless
- mȁnje nȅgoless than, fewer than
- manjìnaminority; the opposite is većina “majority”
- màntīlraincoat; overcoat
- mȁpamap
- màrkastamp
- màrketingmarketing
- Mȃrko KràljevićMarko Kraljević, the central hero of Serbian epic song
- màržaa margin, a mark-up (trade)
- màsamass (the physical quantity; also a mass of people)
- maskáramascara
- mȁslacbutter
- mȁstermaster's
- mȁstifats
- matemàtikamaths
- màtērijamatter (what bodies are made of); a particular substance is supstanca
- materìjālmaterials
- Màtica sȓpskāMatica srpska, the oldest Serbian cultural society, based in Novi Sad
- màtičārregistrar
- màtičnā knjȉgacivil register — the state book of births, marriages and deaths from…
- màtičnī brȏjregistration number (of a company); personal ID number
- màtičnī brȏj stráncaa foreigner's personal registration number kept by the Ministry of…
- mázitito cuddle
- mȇdhoney
- mȇd i mlékomilk and honey — everything rosy (most often negated)
- mèdaljamedal
- medicínskā sèstranurse
- mèdijimedia
- mèdvedbear
- međunárodaninternational (usually in the definite form in set phrases)
- međunárodno prȁvointernational law
- međùtīmhowever
- mehàničārmechanic
- mȇjlemail
- mȇmmeme (pl. memovi)
- memoràndumletterhead — the sheet bearing an organisation's header on which it…
- mèmōrijamemory, RAM (how much the machine can run at once; file storage is…
- mènadžermanager
- mènimenu (colloq.)
- mȅnicapromissory note (loan security)
- mènjāčgearbox
- mènjāčnicacurrency exchange
- ménjatito change (money)
- mentalìtēta mentality, a collective outlook
- mèntālno zdrȃvljemental health (neutral term)
- mèntorsupervisor of a thesis or dissertation (fem. mentorka)
- mȅrameasure; extent
- mèrakdelight, savouring (colloquial, regionally marked)
- mȅrdevineladder
- mȅrēnjemeasurement
- meridìjānmeridian
- mȅritito measure
- mešánacmixed-breed
- mȅsārbutcher
- méšatito stir; to mix
- mȅsēcmonth; moon
- mȅsečnā kártamonthly pass
- mȅsečnī ràčūnmonthly bill
- mȅsečnomonthly
- mȇsomeat
- mȅsto rođénjaplace of birth
- metàforaa metaphor
- mȅtarmetre
- mètlabroom
- metódamethod
- metodològijamethodology — the section justifying the methods chosen; a single…
- mètrōmetro; subway
- mèzemeze, appetizers
- mȋwe
- migrácijemigration (usually plural)
- Mihàjlo PùpinMihajlo Pupin, the physicist and inventor who worked on telephony in…
- mikrotàlasnāmicrowave
- Mȉloš ÒbilićMiloš Obilić, the hero of the Kosovo epic, the image of the warrior…
- mȉlōstmercy, grace (feminine)
- Milùtin MilánkovićMilutin Milanković, the astronomer after whom the orbital cycles are…
- minèrālmineral
- minimálaccolloquial: the minimum wage (from minimalna zarada): raditi za…
- mìnistarminister
- ministàrstvoministry
- mȉnulī rȃdlong-service supplement — the part of pay that reflects past years of…
- mìnūtminute
- mȉrīssmell, scent
- mȉša mouse (the animal and the computer one)
- mìšīćmuscle
- mìsijaa mission (a permanent representation; also a task)
- mȉslitito think
- mȉšljēnjeopinion
- mȋta myth
- mjàukatito meow
- mlȃdyoung
- mládabride
- mlȃdīyoung people, the young (plural, from the adjective mlad)
- mlȁdōstyouth as a period of life (from mlad); young people are mladi
- mladòženjagroom
- mlȁđīyounger
- mlátiti prȃznu slȁmuto talk in circles to no purpose (to thresh empty straw)
- mlȇčnī zȗbbaby tooth
- mlékomilk
- mléko za bȅbebaby formula
- mnȍgomany; much
- Mnȍgo bȃbā, kȉlavo détetoo many midwives, a sickly child
- mòbīlnīmobile
- mòbīlno bànkārstvomobile banking
- mòćican; to be able
- mòčvaraswamp
- mȍdēranfashionable; modern
- modèrnōstmodernity (feminine)
- mòglo je i gȍreit could have been worse
- mògu limay I; can I
- mȍgūćpossible
- mogúćnōstpossibility
- mòlbarequest; formal application (from moliti; suffix -ba: žalba, tužba…
- molèkula molecule (masculine in Serbian)
- mòlerpainter (decorator)
- mȍlīmplease; you're welcome
- mȍlīm lépoyou're welcome; here you are
- mȍlīm teplease (informal)
- mȍlīm vasplease (formal)
- mòliti seto pray (moliti without se means 'to ask')
- mòlitvaprayer
- mòmakboyfriend; young man
- mòmčelad, young boy (from momak, suffix -če; neuter)
- momčìnaa strapping lad (from momak) — augmentative with approval
- mònitormonitor (the device; the screen surface itself is ekran)
- Mòravathe Morava
- mȏresea
- mȏrehey you! (rough familiar address, clause-initial; southern…
- mȍreuzstrait
- mȏsta bridge (a structure, a link between things, and dental)
- mòtōrengine; motorbike
- mòtritito keep watch over (bookish; motriti na + accusative)
- mòždamaybe
- mȍždanī ȕdarstroke (colloquially šlog)
- mȍžesure; that works (colloquial agreement)
- mȍžeš licould you (informal)
- mȍžete licould you (formal)
- mrȃkdarkness, gloom; in slang awesome (reversal: Mrak si! = you're great…
- mrȃvant
- mrȁzfrost
- mrȅžaa net or network of any kind
- mȑljastain
- mȑšavthin; skinny
- mršávljēnjeweight loss
- mȓsnonon-fasting (food)
- mȑzī meI can't be bothered; I'm too lazy (impersonal)
- msmI mean (short for mislim; writing only)
- mȕčninanausea
- múdarwise
- múnjalightning
- MUPMUP: the Ministry of the Interior; colloquially also the office itself
- mùsakamoussaka
- muškáracman
- mȕva bez glávea headless fly — running around aimlessly
- mȗžhusband
- mùzējmuseum
- mùzikamusic