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mạ

nounverb
Hanoi [maː˧˨ʔ]Huế [maː˨˩ʔ]Saigon [maː˨˩˨] browser voice
Syllables · tones
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mạ means mother; mom.

Meanings of mạ in English

Noun

  1. Central Vietnam mother; mom ≈ bầmuđẻmợmẹmá

Verb

  1. to plate (with a metal)
    • mạ vàngto gild

Noun

  1. rice seedlings

Noun

  1. Mạ, an ethnic group of Vietnam

Words with mạ

mạ lị

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, mạ could be written as 𣟭, 𥡗, 𥢂, 鎷. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *s-maːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *maʔ (“seed”) (Shorto 2006, #133); cognate with Old Mon ma (modern Mon မ (mɛ̀ˀ, “seed, kernel”), Proto-Katuic *hamaa (“seed; breed”) (whence Pacoh mma) and possibly Semelai smaʔ ("person").

Frequently asked questions

What does mạ mean in English?

mạ (noun) means "mother; mom".

How do you pronounce mạ?

IPA: Hanoi [maː˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [maː˨˩˨]. Tones: mạ — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.