maiq

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːjꟲ (“widowed”). Cognate with Thai ม่าย (mâai).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /maːi˧˥/
• Tone numbers: mai⁵
• Hyphenation: maiq

Noun

maiq (Sawndip forms 嬻 or 𢠼 or 𪥿 or 嘪 or 㜥 or 邁 or 𭟐, 1957–1982 spelling maiƽ)

1. widow; widower

Derived terms

• bohmaiq
• goengmaiq
• mehmaiq
• yahmaiq