ᦶᦙᧈᦓᧄᧉ

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Etymology

From ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹) +‎ ᦓᧄᧉ (nam², “water”). Cognate with Thai แม่น้ำ (mɛ̂ɛ-náam), Lao ແມ່ນ້ຳ (mǣ nam), Shan မႄႈၼမ်ႉ (māae nâ̰m).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛː˧.nam˩/

Noun

ᦶᦙᧈᦓᧄᧉ • (mae¹nam²) (classifier ᦉᦲᧃᧉ or ᦑᦲᧈ)

  1. river

References

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