ไม

See also: ไม้, ไม่, and ໄມ້

Saek

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ (“tree; wood”). Cognate with Thai ไม้ (máai), 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.

Noun

ไม (transliteration needed)

1. tree; wood; stick

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ไม ai m
Romanization	Paiboon	mai
	Royal Institute	mai
(standard) IPA(key)		/maj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Shortened from ทำไม (tam-mai).

Adverb

ไม • (mai)

1. (Internet slang, childish) why.

Interjection

ไม • (mai)

1. (Internet slang, childish) why.

Derived terms

• ไมอะ

Etymology 2

Shortened from ไมโครโฟน (mai-kroo-foon).

Alternative forms

• ไมค์

Noun

ไม • (mai)

1. (colloquial) microphone.