ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ
Appearance
Northern Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mɛːwᴬ² (“cat”), from onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Tai Dam ꪵꪣꪫ, Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥝᥴ (máew), Phake မိဝ် (miw), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ • (maew) (classifier ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫ)
- cat.