From တူၼ်ႈ (tūun, “plant, tree, trunk, beginning”) + မႆႉ (mâ̰i, “wood”). Compare Thai ต้นไม้ (dtôn-máai), Lao ຕົ້ນໄມ້ (ton mai), Lü ᦎᦳᧃᧉᦺᦙᧉ (ṫun²may²).
တူၼ်ႈမႆႉ • (tūun mâ̰i)