From Proto-Tai *ʰmɤːlᴮ (“new”). Cognate with Thai ใหม่ (mài), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵, Lao ໃໝ່ (mai), Lü ᦺᦖᧈ (ṁay1), Tai Dam ꪻꪢ꪿, Shan မႂ်ႇ (màue), Ahom 𑜉𑜧 (maw) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Zhuang moq.
ᥛᥬᥱ (maue3) (old orthography ᥛᥬˇ)