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)

  1. mother

Derived terms

References

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