ไม
Saek edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ (“tree; wood”). Cognate with Thai ไม้ (máai), Northern Thai ᨾᩱ᩶, Lao ໄມ້ (mai), Lü ᦺᦙᧉ (may²), Tai Dam ꪼꪣ꫁, Shan မႆႉ (mâ̰i), Tai Nüa ᥛᥭᥳ (mȧy), Aiton မႝ (may), Ahom 𑜉𑜩 (may), Zhuang faex, Nong Zhuang maex.
Noun edit
ไม (transliteration needed)
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | ไม ai m | |
Romanization | Paiboon | mai |
Royal Institute | mai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /maj˧/(R) |
Etymology 1 edit
Shortened from ทำไม (tam-mai).
Adverb edit
ไม • (mai)
Interjection edit
ไม • (mai)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Shortened from ไมโครโฟน (mai-kroo-foon).
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
ไม • (mai)