ta ma
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Muong
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *s-maː (“flea”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Malieng samaː¹, Proto-Bahnaric *cmaː (“flea”) (whence Sedang hơmá), Mang taː²maː⁴, Khmu [Cuang] tmaʔ.
The first element is one of the cases where the presyllable was preserved.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ta ma
References
[edit]- Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội