maet

Zhuang

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /mat˥/

Tone numbers: maet⁷

Hyphenation: maet

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰmatᴰ (“flea”). Cognate with Thai หมัด (màt), Lao ໝັດ (mat), Tai Dam ꪢꪰꪒ, Shan မတ်း (mát), Ahom 𑜉𑜄𑜫 (mat).

Noun

maet (old orthography mət, Sawndip forms 𮓲, 乜, 蝞, 𬟼)

flea

Verb

maet (old orthography mət, Sawndip forms 𭴂, 㶬)

(dialectal) to extinguish; to put out
Synonym: ndaep

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