ไม่
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly a contraction of miʔDS2 (compare มิ (mí, “not”)) + ได้ (dâai, “to get; able; can; may; etc.”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | ไม่ ai m ˋ | |
---|---|---|
Romanization | Paiboon | mâi |
Royal Institute | mai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /maj˥˩/(R) | |
Homophones | ไหม้ |
Adverb
[edit]ไม่ • (mâi)
Synonyms
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]ไม่ • (mâi)
Interjection
[edit]ไม่ • (mâi)
- no.
Noun
[edit]ไม่ • (mâi)
- no.
Derived terms
[edit]- ไม่ใช่ (mâi-châi)
References
[edit]- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat; Iamdanush, Jakrabhop; Jampathip, Nida (2014), “Reconstruction of Proto-Tai negators”, Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 37: 2: 151–180.