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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ (“tree; wood”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩱ᩶, Lao ໄມ້ (mai), Lü ᦺᦙᧉ (may²), Tai Dam ꪼꪣ꫁, Tai Dón ꪼꪝꫂ, Shan မႆႉ (mâ̰i), Tai Nüa ᥛᥭᥳ (mȧy), Aiton မႝ (may), Ahom 𑜉𑜩 (may), Zhuang faex, Nong Zhuang maex, Saek ไม.
Pronunciation
Noun
ไม้ • (máai)
- plant.
- tree.
- trunk of a tree: wood, timber, lumber, log, etc.
- narrow or long piece of wood or similar object: skewer, stick, staff, pole, rod, wand, etc.
- thing made or originally made of wood.
- mark; symbol; sign.
- manner; attitude; way.
- (figurative, chiefly in combination) hand; arm.
- used as a title for some of the above nouns.
Derived terms
Classifier
ไม้ • (máai)
- Classifier for anything involving a stick, rod, or the like.
- หมูปิ้งสองไม้
- mǔu bpîng sɔ̌ɔng máai
- two skewers of grilled pork
- โบยร้อยไม้
- booi rɔ́ɔi máai
- to beat (someone) a hundred strokes