From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜉𑜡 (mā), Aiton မ︀ႃ (mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Lao ໝາ (mā), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Thai หมา (mǎa), , Shan မႃ (mǎa), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.
ᥛᥣᥴ (máa) (1963 orthography ᥛᥣ́)
