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หมาย

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːjᴬ (“to mark; to aim”). Cognate with Lao ໝາຍ (māi), Lü ᦖᦻ (ṁaay), Tai Dam ꪢꪱꪥ, Shan မၢႆ (mǎai), Ahom 𑜈𑜩𑜤 (bayu).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหมาย
h m ā y
Phonemic
หฺมาย
h ̥ m ā y
RomanizationPaiboonmǎai
Royal Institutemai
(standard) IPA(key)/maːj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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หมาย • (mǎai) (abstract noun การหมาย)

  1. to expect; to anticipate.
  2. to desire; to want.
  3. to mean; to intend.
  4. to mean; to denote.
  5. to mark; to inscribe.
  6. to indicate; to specify.
  7. (law) to direct a writ or warrant (to).

Noun

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หมาย • (mǎai)

  1. (archaic, now only found in combination) mark; sign; symbol.
  2. (archaic, now only found in combination) writ: formal document issued in the sovereign's name.
  3. (law) writ; warrant.

Derived terms

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