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mãy

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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    From madre, from Latin mātrem, accusative singular of māter (mother, matron), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

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    Noun

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    mãy f (plural mãys)

    1. (hypocoristic, usually childish) mummy, mother

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    Descendants

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    • Fala:
    • Galician: mai, nai
    • Portuguese: mãe (see there for further descendants)

    Portuguese

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    Noun

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    mãy f (plural mãys)

    1. Obsolete spelling of mãe.

    Tai Do

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ (tree; wood). Cognate with Thai ไม้ (máai), Northern Thai ᨾᩱ᩶, Lao ໄມ້ (mai), ᦺᦙᧉ (may²), Tai Dam ꪼꪣ꫁, Shan မႆႉ (mâ̰i), Tai Nüa ᥛᥭᥳ (mȧy), Aiton မႝ (may), Ahom 𑜉𑜩 (may), Zhuang faex, Nong Zhuang maex, Saek ไม.

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    mãy

    1. tree