ม้า

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Thai

the mammal Equus caballus
a crab of the genus Portunus
the fish Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.
seats with legs
knight (in chess)

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicม้า
m ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonmáa
Royal Institutema
(standard) IPA(key)/maː˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (horse), from Middle Chinese (MC maeX). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾ᩶ᩣ, Lao ມ້າ (), ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 () or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa), Zhuang max. Compare Proto-Be *maʔᴰ². Doublet of เบ๊ (bée).

Noun

ม้า (máa)

  1. (zoology)
    1. (classifier ตัว in general or ม้า for government-registered ones) horse: the mammal Equus caballus of the family Equidae.
    2. (classifier ตัว) (ปู~) any of various crabs of the genus Portunus, the family Portunidae.
    3. (classifier ตัว) (ปลา~) Boeseman croaker: the fish Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. of the family Sciaenidae.
  2. (classifier ตัว) seat with legs.
  3. (chess) (classifier ตัว) knight.
  4. (colloquial) Clipping of หน้าม้า (nâa-máa, hair fringe).
  5. (slang) (classifier เม็ด) Clipping of ยาม้า (yaa-máa, ya ma, a type of addictive drug).
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Proper noun

ม้า (máa)

  1. (astronomy) (classifier ดวง) (ดาว~) Beta Arietis.
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See also

Chess pieces in Thai · ตัวหมากรุก (dtuua màak-rúk) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
คิง (king)
ขุน (kǔn)
ควีน (kwiin)
เม็ด (mét)
เรือ (rʉʉa) บิชอป (bì-chɔ́p)
โคน (koon)
อัศวิน (àt-sà-win)
ม้า (máa)
เบี้ย (bîia)

Etymology 2

From corruption of ไหม (mǎi).

Particle

ม้า (máa)

  1. (childish) Alternative form of ไหม (mǎi)

Etymology 3

Possibly from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "nan-hok" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF..

Noun

ม้า (máa)

  1. (colloquial, used amongst Chinese people) mother; also used as a term of address to or title for such person, and used by such person to refer to oneself.
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