ไม้
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *mwajᶜ (“tree; wood”). Cognate with 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, Saek ไม.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ไม้ ai m ˆ | |
| Phonemic | ม้าย m ˆ ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | máai |
| Royal Institute | mai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /maːj˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
ไม้ • (máai)
- wood; stick; log.
- tree; plant.
- mark (in the names of various written symbols, such as tone marks and vowel marks).