มา

See also: ม้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		มา m ā
Romanization	Paiboon	maa
	Royal Institute	ma
(standard) IPA(key)		/maː˧/(R)
Homophones edit		มาห์

Etymology 1

From Pali mā (“moon”).

Noun

มา • (maa)

1. (poetic) moon.

Synonyms

• See จันทร์ (jan).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“to come”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩣ (maa), Khün ᨾᩣ (maa), Isan มา, Lao ມາ (mā), Lü ᦙᦱ (maa), Tai Dam ꪣꪱ, Tai Dón ꪝꪱ, Shan မႃး (máa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥰ (mäa), Aiton မႃ (mā), Phake မႃ (mā), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma) or 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa), Zhuang maz.

Verb

มา • (maa) (abstract noun การมา)

1. to move or come (towards the speaker's direction); to arrive.

   คุณมาจากที่ไหน

   kun maa jàak tîi-nǎi

   Where do you come from?

Adverb

มา • (maa)

1. used to indicate motion towards the speaker's direction.
2. used to indicate motion that still continues or that continues up to a certain point of time.