mạ
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maː˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [maː˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *s-maːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *maʔ (“seed”); cognate with Old Mon ma (modern Mon မ (mɛ̀ˀ, “seed, kernel”).
Noun
mạ (𣟭, 𥡗, 𥢂)
- rice seedlings
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *maʔ (“mother”).
Noun
mạ
- (Central Vietnam) mother; mom
Synonyms
- u
- mợ
- mẹ
- má
Verb
mạ
- to plate (with a metal)