มา

See also: ม้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		มา m ā
Romanization	Paiboon	maa
	Royal Institute	ma
(standard) IPA(key)		/maː˧/(R)
Homophones edit		มาห์

Etymology 1

From Pali mā (“moon”).

Noun

มา • (maa)

1. (poetic) moon.

Synonyms

Synonyms — see จันทร์ (jan)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“to come”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩣ (ma), Lao ມາ (mā), Lü ᦙᦱ (maa), Tai Dam ꪣꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥰ (mäa), Shan မႃး (máa), Aiton မႃ (mā), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma) or 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa), Zhuang maz.

Verb

มา • (maa) (abstract noun การมา)

1. to move or come (towards the speaker's direction); to arrive.

Adverb

มา • (maa)

1. used to indicate motion towards the speaker's direction.
2. used to indicate motion that still continues or that continues up to a certain point of time.