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Lao
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmajᴬ (“thread”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmajᴬ (“thread”), from Old Chinese 徽 (OC *hmɯl, “fine; glorious”). Cognate with Thai ไหม (mǎi), Tai Dam ꪼꪢ, Lü ᦺᦖ (ṁay), Shan မႆ (mǎi).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ໄໝ
- Rhymes: -aj
Noun
ໄໝ • (mai)
- silkworm
- (silk) thread
- silk