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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːjᴬ (“to mark; to aim”). Cognate with Lao ໝາຍ (māi), Lü ᦖᦻ (ṁaay), Tai Dam ꪢꪱꪥ, Shan မၢႆ (mǎai), Ahom 𑜈𑜩𑜤 (bayu).
Pronunciation
Verb
หมาย • (mǎai) (abstract noun การหมาย)
- to expect; to anticipate.
- to desire; to want.
- to mean; to intend.
- to mean; to denote.
- to mark; to inscribe.
- to indicate; to specify.
- (law) to direct a writ or warrant (to).
Noun
หมาย • (mǎai)
- (archaic, now only found in combination) mark; sign; symbol.
- (archaic, now only found in combination) writ: formal document issued in the sovereign's name.
- (law) writ; warrant.
Derived terms