mạ
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Meaning
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Noun
Young rice plants that have just started to grow and are ready to be transplanted into fields.
vi Những cây mạ đã xanh tốt.
en The rice seedlings have grown green and healthy.
A regional term used to refer to one's female parent, commonly used in central parts of Vietnam.
vi Em rất thương mạ của em.
en I love my mother very much.
One of the many ethnic minority groups living in the Central Highlands region of modern-day Vietnam.
vi Họ thuộc nhóm dân tộc Mạ.
en They belong to the Ma ethnic group.
Verb
To cover the surface of an object with a thin layer of metal through a chemical process.
vi Chiếc nhẫn này được mạ vàng.
en This ring is plated with gold.