mạ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩˨]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *s-maːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *maʔ (“seed”); cognate with Old Mon ma (modern Mon မ (mɛ̀ˀ, “seed, kernel”), Proto-Katuic *hamaa (“seed; breed”) (whence Pacoh mma) and possibly Semelai smaʔ ("person").

Compare also the má element in giống má, lúa má, thuế má.

Noun

mạ • (𣟭, 𥡗, 𥢂)

1. rice seedlings

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *maʔ (“mother”).

Noun

mạ

1. (Central Vietnam) mother; mom

Synonyms

• u; mợ; mẹ; má

Etymology 3

Verb

mạ • (鎷)

1. to plate (with a metal)

   mạ vàng ― to gild