From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Thai หมา (mǎa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ, Lao ໝາ (mā), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Shan မႃ (mǎa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (maa1), Aiton မႃ, Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.
ꪢꪱ (transliteration needed)