ໝາ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ຫມາ (mā) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜉𑜡 (mā), Aiton မႃ (mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Thai หมา (mǎa), Shan မႃ (mǎa), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [maː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [maː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ໝາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ໝາ • (mā) (classifier ໂຕ)

  1. dog
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