ᦙᦱ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“to come”). Cognate with Thai มา (maa), Northern Thai ᨾᩣ (ma), Lao ມາ (mā), Tai Dam ꪣꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥰ (mäa), Shan မႃး (máa), Aiton မ︀ႃ (mā), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma) or 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa), Zhuang maz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː˥˩/

Verb

ᦙᦱ • (maa) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩣ, abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦙᦱ)

1. to come

Antonyms

• ᦺᦔ (ṗay)