ໄໝ
Lao
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmajᴬ (“thread”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmajᴬ (“thread”), from Old Chinese 徽 (OC *hmɯl, “fine; glorious”). Cognate with Thai ไหม (mǎi), Tai Dam ꪼꪢ, Lü ᦺᦖ (ṁay), Shan မႆ (mǎi).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [maj˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [maj˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ໄໝ
- Rhymes: -aj
Noun
ໄໝ • (mai)
- silkworm
- (silk) thread
- silk