Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit समय (samaya, time). Cognate with Lao ສະໄໝ (sa mai).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสมัย
s m ạ y
Phonemic
สะ-ไหฺม
s a – ai h ̥ m
RomanizationPaiboonsà-mǎi
Royal Institutesa-mai
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.maj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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สมัย (sà-mǎi)

  1. time.
  2. era.