ᦖᦱ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜉𑜡 (mā), Aiton မႃ (mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Lao ໝາ (mā), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Thai หมา (mǎa), , Shan မႃ (mǎa), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maː˥/

Noun

ᦖᦱ • (ṁaa) (Tai Tham spelling ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ, classifier ᦷᦎ)

  1. dog

Further reading
  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦖᦱ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International
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