မႂ်ႇ

Shan

Etymology

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, Tai Nüa ᥛᥬᥱ (mǎue), Ahom 𑜉𑜧 (maw) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Bouyei mos, Zhuang moq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɰ˩/
• Rhymes: -aɰ

Adjective

မႂ်ႇ • (màue) (abstract noun တၢင်းမႂ်ႇ)

1. new

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.