ᦶᦙᧈ

Lü

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛː˧/

Noun

ᦶᦙᧈ • (mae¹) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩯ᩵)

mother

Derived terms

ᦶᦙᧈᦵᦜᧅ (mae¹l̇ek)

References

Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦶᦙᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International

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