ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmaɰᴮ¹ (new), from Proto-Tai *ʰmɤːlᴮ (new). Cognate with Thai ใหม่ (mài), Lao ໃໝ່ (mai), ᦺᦖᧈ (ṁay¹), Tai Dam ꪻꪢ꪿, Shan မႂ်ႇ (màue), Tai Nüa ᥛᥬᥱ (mǎue), Ahom 𑜉𑜧 (maw) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Bouyei mos, Zhuang moq.

Pronunciation

Orthographicᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵
Phonemicไหฺม่
ai h ̥ m ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonmài
Royal Institutemai
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/maj˨˩/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/maj˩˩/

Adjective

ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ • (transliteration needed)

  1. new