ᦖᦱ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Thai หมา (mǎa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ, Lao ໝາ (mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Shan မႃ (mǎa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Aiton မႃ (mā), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maː˥/

Noun

ᦖᦱ • (ṁaa) (Tai Tham spelling ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ, classifier ᦷᦎ)

  1. dog

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