ໝາ
Lao
Alternative forms
- (dated) ຫມາ (mā)
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Thai หมา (mǎa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ, Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Shan မႃ (mǎa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (maa1), Aiton မႃ, Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maː˩˨/
Noun
ໝາ • (mā)
- dog