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From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (“mother”). Cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩵, Lü ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (mē), Bouyei meeh, Zhuang meh.
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɛː˧]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɛː˧˨]
- Hyphenation: ແມ່
- Rhymes: -ɛː
ແມ່ • (mǣ) (classifier ຄົນ)
- mother
- she-, female (with animals etc.)
- (in compounds) chief, senior
ແມ່ • (mǣ)
- native, maternal