หน้าไม้

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Thai

Etymology

หน้า (nâa) +‎ ไม้ (máai). This "หน้า" is from Proto-Tai *ʰnwɯə (crossbow), from Old Chinese (OC *naːʔ, “crossbow”). Cognate with Lao ໜ້າໄມ້ (nā mai), ᦐᦱᧉᦺᦙᧉ (ṅaa²may²), Zhuang naq (arrow).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหน้าไม้
h n ˆ ā ai m ˆ
Phonemic
น่า-ม้าย
n ˋ ā – m ˆ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonnâa-máai
Royal Institutena-mai
(standard) IPA(key)/naː˥˩.maːj˦˥/(R)

Noun

หน้าไม้ (nâa-máai)

  1. crossbow.