ม่าย

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Southern Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Thai ไหม (mǎi).

Particle[edit]

ม่าย (transliteration needed)

  1. used at the end of yes-no question

Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ม่าย • (mâai)

  1. widowed.

Noun[edit]

ม่าย • (mâai)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Related to บ่าย (bàai).

Verb[edit]

ม่าย • (mâai)

  1. (poetic) to overlook.
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