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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From madre, from Latin mātrem, accusative singular of māter (“mother, matron”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
Noun
mãy f
- (hypocoristic, usually childish) mummy, mother
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Portuguese
Noun
mãy f (plural mãys)
- Obsolete spelling of mãe
Tai Do
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ (“tree; wood”). Cognate with Thai ไม้ (máai), Northern Thai ᨾᩱ᩶, Lao ໄມ້ (mai), Lü ᦺᦙᧉ (may²), Tai Dam ꪼꪣ꫁, Shan မႆႉ (mâ̰i), Tai Nüa ᥛᥭᥳ (mȧy), Aiton မႝ (may), Ahom 𑜉𑜩 (may), Zhuang faex, Nong Zhuang maex, Saek ไม.
Pronunciation
Noun
mãy
- tree