Wiktionary

มะ

Eastern Lawa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Palaungic *maʔ (“mother”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

มะ (maʼ)

  1. mother.

Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicมะ
m a
RomanizationPaiboonmá
Royal Institutema
(standard) IPA(key)/maʔ˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From corruption of ไหม (mǎi).

Particle edit

มะ • (má)

  1. (colloquial) question particle.
    ใช่มะ
    châi má
    Is that right?

Etymology 2 edit

From corruption of หมาก (màak).

Prefix edit

มะ • (má)

  1. first element found in many fruit and plant names.

Urak Lawoi' edit

Etymology edit

Compare Malay mak (“mother”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

มะ (maq)

  1. mother
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=มะ&oldid=75584786"