မါ

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *hmaᴬ (“wife”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ma⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969). Cognate with Eastern Pwo မာ့ (mâ), Western Pwo မၫ, Pa'o Karen မာ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /má/

Noun

မါ • (mah)

1. wife

Related terms

• ဝၤ (wā)