From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmaɰᴮ¹ (“new”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmɤːlᴮ (“new”). Cognate with Thai ใหม่ (mài), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵, Lao ໃໝ່ (mai), Lü ᦺᦖᧈ (ṁay¹), Tai Dam ꪻꪢ꪿, Shan မႂ်ႇ (màue), Ahom 𑜉𑜧 (maw) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Bouyei mos, Zhuang moq.
ᥛᥬᥱ (mǎue) (1963 orthography ᥛᥬ̌)