ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mɛːwᴬ² (“cat”), from onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Tai Dam ꪵꪣꪫ, Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥝᥴ (máew), Phake မ︀ိဝ︀် (miw), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ
Phonemic		แมว æ m w
Romanization	Paiboon	mɛɛo
	Royal Institute	maeo
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/mɛːw˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/mɛːw˧˧˦/

Noun

ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ • (maew) (classifier ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫ)

1. cat.