မေႃႇ

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔː˩/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː

Etymology 1

From Burmese မှော် (hmau).

Noun

မေႃႇ • (màu)

1. supernatural or magical power (which resembles mesmerism in its phenomena), magic, sorcery

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɓoːᴮ. Cognate with Thai บ่อ (bɔ̀ɔ), Northern Thai ᨷᩬᩴ᩵, Lao ບໍ່ (bǭ), Ahom 𑜈𑜦𑜨𑜡 (beoā) or 𑜉𑜦𑜨𑜡 (meoā), Zhuang mboq.

Noun

မေႃႇ • (màu)

1. well (hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas, salt, coal or mineral)

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.