ᦙᦱᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (“horse”), from Middle Chinese 馬 (MC maeX). Cognate with Thai ม้า (máa), Northern Thai ᨾ᩶ᩣ, Lao ມ້າ (mā), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa), Zhuang max.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maː˩/

Noun

ᦙᦱᧉ • (maa²) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾ᩶ᩣ, classifier ᦷᦎ)

  1. horse

Derived terms

References

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦙᦱᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International
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