ไม้

See also: ไม่, ไม, and ໄມ້

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mwajᶜ (tree; wood). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩱ᩶, Lao ໄມ້ (mai), ᦺᦙᧉ (may2), Tai Dam ꪼꪣ꫁, Shan မႆႉ (mâ̰y), Ahom 𑜉𑜩 (may), Saek ไม.

Pronunciation

Orthographicไม้
aimˆ
Phonemicม้าย
mˆāy
RomanizationPaiboonmáai
Royal Institutemai
(standard) IPA(key)/maːj˦˥/

Noun

ไม้ (máai)

  1. wood; stick; log.
  2. tree; plant.
  3. mark (in the names of various written symbols, such as tone marks and vowel marks).

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