ม่าย

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Southern Thai

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Etymology

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Compare Thai ไหม (mǎi).

Particle

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ม่าย (transliteration needed)

  1. used at the end of yes-no question

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicม่าย
m ˋ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonmâai
Royal Institutemai
(standard) IPA(key)/maːj˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ໝ້າຍ (māi), ᦖᦻᧉ (ṁaay²), Shan မၢႆႈ (māai), Ahom 𑜉𑜩 (may).

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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ม่าย (mâai)

  1. widowed.

Noun

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ม่าย (mâai)

  1. widow; widower.
Descendants
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  • Khmer: ម៉ាយ (maay)
  • Mon: ကၟာဲ (kmāy)

Etymology 2

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Related to บ่าย (bàai).

Verb

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ม่าย (mâai)

  1. (poetic) to overlook.