Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜉𑜡 (mā), Aiton မႃ (mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Thai หมา (mǎa), , Shan မႃ (mǎa), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [maː˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [maː˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ໝາ
- Rhymes: -aː
ໝາ • (mā) (classifier ໂຕ)
- dog