ແມ່

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (“mother”). Cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩵, Lü ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (mē), Bouyei meeh, Zhuang meh.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [mɛː˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [mɛː˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ແມ່
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

ແມ່ • (mǣ) (classifier ຄົນ)

1. mother
2. she-, female (with animals etc.)
3. (in compounds) chief, senior

Derived terms

• ພໍ່ແມ່ (phǭ mǣ)

Adjective

ແມ່ • (mǣ)

1. native, maternal

Derived terms

• ແມ່ກະແຈ (mǣ ka chǣ, “lock”)
• ແມ່ນ້ຳ (mǣ nam, “river”)
• ແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ (mǣ nam khǭng, “Mekong”)
• ແມ່ເຫຼັກ (mǣ lek, “magnet”)