ແມ່

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Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (mother). Cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩵, ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (), Bouyei meeh, Zhuang meh.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɛː˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɛː˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ແມ່
  • Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun[edit]

ແມ່ () (classifier ຄົນ)

  1. mother
  2. she-, female (with animals etc.)
  3. (in compounds) chief, senior

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Adjective[edit]

ແມ່ ()

  1. native, maternal

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