ແມ່

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (“mother”). Cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩵, Lü ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (mē), Bouyei meeh, Zhuang meh.

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [mɛː˧]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [mɛː˧˨]
Hyphenation: ແມ່
Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

ແມ່ • (mǣ) (classifier ຄົນ)

mother
she-, female (with animals etc.)
(in compounds) chief, senior

Derived terms

ພໍ່ແມ່ (phǭ mǣ)

Adjective

ແມ່ • (mǣ)

native, maternal

Derived terms

ແມ່ກະແຈ (mǣ ka chǣ, “lock”)
ແມ່ນ້ຳ (mǣ nam, “river”)
ແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ (mǣ nam khǭng, “Mekong”)
ແມ່ເຫຼັກ (mǣ lek, “magnet”)

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