มะ

Eastern Lawa

Etymology

From Proto-Palaungic *maʔ (“mother”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʔ/

Noun

มะ (maʼ)

  1. mother.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicมะ
m a
RomanizationPaiboonmá
Royal Institutema
(standard) IPA(key)/maʔ˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From corruption of ไหม (mǎi).

Particle

มะ • (má)

  1. (colloquial) question particle.
    ใช่
    châi má
    Is that right?

Etymology 2

From corruption of หมาก (màak).

Prefix

มะ • (má)

  1. first element found in many fruit and plant names.

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

Compare Malay mak (“mother”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʔ/, [mʌʔ]

Noun

มะ (maq)

  1. mother
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