mạ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *s-maːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *maʔ (“seed”); cognate with Old Mon ma (modern Mon မ (mɛ̀ˀ, “seed, kernel”).

Noun

mạ (𣟭, 𥡗, 𥢂)

rice seedlings

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *maʔ (“mother”).

Noun

mạ

(Central Vietnam) mother; mom

Synonyms

Verb

mạ

to plate (with a metal)

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