ᨾᩯ᩵

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ; cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Lao ແມ່ (mǣ), Lü ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Tai Dam ꪵꪣ꪿, Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (mē), Bouyei meeh, Zhuang meh.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨾᩯ᩵
Phonemic		แม่ æ m ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	mɛ̂ɛ
	Royal Institute	mae
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/mɛː˦˩/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/mɛː˧˧˩/

Noun

ᨾᩯ᩵ • (transliteration needed) (classifier ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ)

1. mother