ᨾ᩶ᩣ
Northern Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (“horse”), from Middle Chinese 馬 (MC maeX). Cognate with Thai ม้า (máa), Lao ມ້າ (mā), Lü ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa), Zhuang max.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ᨾ᩶ᩣ | |
| Phonemic | ม้า m ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | máa |
| Royal Institute | ma | |
| (Chiang Mai) IPA(key) | /maː˦˥/ | |
| (Chiang Rai) IPA(key) | /maː˥˥˧/ | |
Noun
ᨾ᩶ᩣ • (transliteration needed) (classifier ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫ)