Tai Dam

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ (tree; wood). Cognate with Thai ไม้ (máai), Northern Thai ᨾᩱ᩶, Lao ໄມ້ (mai), ᦺᦙᧉ (may²), Shan မႆႉ (mâ̰i), Tai Nüa ᥛᥭᥳ (mȧy), Aiton မႝ (may), Ahom 𑜉𑜩 (may), Zhuang faex, Nong Zhuang maex, Saek ไม.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maj˧˩ˀ]
  • Hyphenation: ꪼꪣ꫁
  • Rhymes: -aj

Noun

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ꪼꪣ꫁ (ꞌmạy)

  1. wood; stick
  2. tree