ໝາ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫມາ (mā) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜉𑜡 (mā), Aiton မႃ (mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Thai หมา (mǎa), , Shan မႃ (mǎa), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [maː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [maː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ໝາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ໝາ • (mā) (classifier ໂຕ)

1. dog