Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmaɰᴮ¹ (new), from Proto-Tai *ʰmɤːlᴮ (new). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵, Lao ໃໝ່ (mai), ᦺᦖᧈ (ṁay¹), Tai Dam ꪻꪢ꪿, Shan မႂ်ႇ (màue), Tai Nüa ᥛᥬᥱ (mǎue), Phake မၞ် (maü), Ahom 𑜉𑜧 (maw) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Sapa maɰᴮ¹, Bouyei mos, Zhuang moq, Zuojiang Zhuang mawq.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicใหม่
au h m ˋ
Phonemic
ไหฺม่
ai h ̥ m ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonmài
Royal Institutemai
(standard) IPA(key)/maj˨˩/(R)

Adjective edit

ใหม่ (mài) (abstract noun ความใหม่)

  1. new; fresh.
  2. latest; recent.
  3. modern.

Adverb edit

ใหม่ (mài)

  1. again; once more.
  2. newly; freshly.
  3. anew; afresh.

Derived terms edit

Antonyms edit

See also edit