ᨾᩯ᩵

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ; cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Lao ແມ່ (), ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Tai Dam ꪵꪣ꪿, Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (), Bouyei meeh, Zhuang meh.

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨾᩯ᩵
Phonemicแม่
æ m ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̂ɛ
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(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/mɛː˦˩/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/mɛː˧˧˩/

Noun

ᨾᩯ᩵ • (transliteration needed) (classifier ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ)

  1. mother