Isan

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ບໍ່ ().

Particle

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บ่ (transliteration needed)

  1. (negative) no, not (used to form negatives)
  2. (interrogative) isn't it? (used to form yes/no questions)

Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (not (strong 2)). Cognate with Isan บ่, Lao ບໍ່ (), Tày bố.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicบ่
ɓ ˋ
Phonemic
บ่อ
ɓ ˋ ɒ
เบาะ
e ɓ ā a
RomanizationPaiboonbɔ̀ɔbɔ̀
Royal Institutebobo
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔː˨˩/(R)/bɔʔ˨˩/(R)
Homophonesบ่อ

Adverb

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บ่ (bɔ̀ɔ)

  1. (literary, poetic, dialect) not

Synonyms

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