ໝາ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • (dated) ຫມາ (mā)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Thai หมา (mǎa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ, Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Shan မႃ (mǎa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (maa1), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maː˩˨/

Noun

ໝາ • (mā)

  1. dog
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