From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Aiton မႃ (mā), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Thai หมา (mǎa), Lao ໝາ (mā), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Shan မႃ (mǎa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ, Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.
𑜉𑜡 (mā)
