ma⁵⁵da³²²

See also: mada

Baha

Etymology

Probably ma⁵⁵ (“fruit”) +‎ da³²², the later from Proto-Kra, from Proto-Kra-Dai. Cognate with A'ou [Bigong] zəɯ³³, Maonan ⁿda¹, Sui ndal, Thai ตา (dtaa), Proto-Be *ɗaːᴬ¹ (whence ɗa¹ in modern lects) and Proto-Hlai *ʈʂhaː (whence ʈʂhaː¹ in modern lects).

Compare the parallel construction in several Tai languages, such as Min Zhuang [Guixun-Anhe] mak¹¹ tʰa³⁵. Alternatively, there is also the possibility that this is a true disyllabic form (Miyake, 2021).

Noun

ma⁵⁵da³²²

1. (anatomy) eye