ແມ່

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Lao

Etymology

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

Noun

ແມ່ ()

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

Derived terms

Adjective

ແມ່ ()

  1. native, maternal

Derived terms