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Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (mother). Cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩵, Lao ແມ່ (), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (), Bouyei meeh, Zhuang meh.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩯ᩵)

  1. mother

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦶᦙᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International