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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