ꪵꪣ꪿

Tai Dam

Alternative forms

• ꪵꪣꫀ

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (“mother”). Cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩵, Lao ແມ່ (mǣ), Lü ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (mē), Bouyei meeh, Zhuang meh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛː˦]
• Hyphenation: ꪵꪣ꪿
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Adjective

ꪵꪣ꪿ (ꞌme)

1. female

Usage notes

Do not confuse this word with ꪹꪯꪸꪣ (“mother”).

References

• Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.