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Thai
Etymology 1
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmajᴬ (“thread”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmajᴬ (“thread”), from Old Chinese 徽 (OC *hmɯl, “fine; glorious”). Cognate with Lao ໄໝ (mai), Tai Dam ꪼꪢ, Lü ᦺᦖ (ṁay), Shan မႆ (mǎi).
Pronunciation
Noun
ไหม • (mǎi)
- silkworm.
- thread.
- silk.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Tai Dón ใม (“fine; to fine”) or Shan မႂ် (mǎue, “idem”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ไหม • (mǎi)
- (law, archaic) fine: monetary penalty.
- Synonym: ค่าปรับ
- (law, archaic) compensation; damages.
Verb
ไหม • (mǎi)
- (law, archaic) to fine.
- Synonym: ปรับ
Derived terms
References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ราชบัณฑิตยสภา (2020) พจนานุกรมโบราณศัพท์ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสภา (in Thai), กรุงเทพฯ: สำนักงานราชบัณฑิตยสภา, →ISBN, page 345: “ไหม (ไทขาว ใม; ไทใหญ่ ใหม = ปรับ, ค่าปรับ) น. ค่าเสียหาย, ค่าชดเชย, ค่าปรับ”
Etymology 3
From contraction of หรือ (rʉ̌ʉ, “or”) + ไม่ (mâi, “not”). Compare Southern Thai ม่าย.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Particle
ไหม • (mǎi)
- or not?
- คุณเป็นนักท่องเที่ยวใช่ไหม
- kun bpen nák-tɔ̂ng-tîao châi mǎi
- You're a tourist, is that right?
References