ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵
Northern Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmaɰᴮ¹ (“new”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmɤːlᴮ (“new”). Cognate with Thai ใหม่ (mài), Lao ໃໝ່ (mai), Lü ᦺᦖᧈ (ṁay¹), Tai Dam ꪻꪢ꪿, Shan မႂ်ႇ (màue), Tai Nüa ᥛᥬᥱ (mǎue), Ahom 𑜉𑜧 (maw) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Bouyei mos, Zhuang moq.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ | |
| Phonemic | ไหฺม่ ai h ̥ m ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mài |
| Royal Institute | mai | |
| (Chiang Mai) IPA(key) | /maj˨˩/ | |
| (Chiang Rai) IPA(key) | /maj˩˩/ | |
Adjective
ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ • (transliteration needed)