ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mɛːwᴬ² (“cat”), from onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Tai Dam ꪵꪣꪫ, Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥝᥴ (máew), Phake မိဝ် (miw), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ
Phonemicแมว
æ m w
RomanizationPaiboonmɛɛo
Royal Institutemaeo
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/mɛːw˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/mɛːw˧˧˦/

Noun

ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ • (maew) (classifier ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫ)

  1. cat.
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