ᥛᥨᥝᥴ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːᴬ (“shaman”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmoːᴬ (“shaman”), from Old Chinese 巫 (OC *ma). Cognate with Thai หมอ (mɔ̌ɔ), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩬᩴ, Lao ໝໍ (mǭ), Khün ᩉ᩠ᨾᩳ, Lü ᦖᦸ (ṁoa), Shan မေႃ (mǎu), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜡 (mō), 𑜈𑜦𑜡 (bō), or 𑜈𑜨𑜦𑜡 (bwō), Zhuang mo (as in bohmo), Nong Zhuang moa.

Noun

ᥛᥨᥝᥴ (mów) (1963 orthography ᥛᥨᥝ́)

1. doctor.
2. knowledgeable person.

Verb

ᥛᥨᥝᥴ (mów) (1963 orthography ᥛᥨᥝ́)

1. to be able to.