ມ້າ

See also: ມາ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (“horse”), from Middle Chinese 馬 (MC maeX). Cognate with Thai ม้า (máa), Northern Thai ᨾ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa), Zhuang max.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [maː˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [maː˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ມ້າ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ມ້າ • (mā) (classifier ໂຕ)

1. horse

   Synonym: ໂສ (sō)

2. (chess) knight

Derived terms

• ມ້າລາຍ (mā lāi)
• ມ້າຜູ້ (mā phū)

See also

Chess pieces in Lao · ຕົວໝາກຮຸກ (tūamāk huk) (layout · text)
ຄິງ (khing) ຂຸນ (khun)	ຄວີນ (kha wīn) ເມັດ (met)	ເຮືອ (hư̄a)	ບີຊອປ (bī sǭp) ໂຄນ (khōn)	ອັດສະວິນ (ʼat sa win) ມ້າ (mā)	ເບ້ຍ (bīa)