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