mạ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *s-maːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *maʔ (“seed”); cognate with Old Mon ma (modern Mon မ (mɛ̀ˀ, “seed, kernel”), Proto-Katuic *hamaa (“seed; breed”) (whence Pacoh mma) and possibly Semelai smaʔ ("person").

Compare also the má element in giống má, lúa má, thuế má.

Noun

mạ • (𣟭, 𥡗, 𥢂)

  1. rice seedlings

Etymology 2

Ultimately a nursery word.

Noun

mạ

  1. (Central Vietnam) mother; mom
    Synonyms: bầm, u, đẻ, mợ, mẹ, má, mệ

Etymology 3

Verb

mạ • (鎷)

  1. to plate (with a metal)
    mạ vàng ― to gild
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