มีด

See also: มด, มัด, and มืด

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mitᴰ (knife).[1] The long vowel of มีด [miːtᴰᴸ²] shows irregularity as a reflex of it.[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ມີດ (mīt), ᦙᦲᧆ (miid), Tai Dam ꪣꪲꪒ, Shan မိတ်ႈ (mīt), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜄𑜫 (mit).

In Central Tai, cognate with Nong Zhuang mid.[2]

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang mid.

Compare Proto-Be *miːtᴰ².

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicมีด
m ī ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonmîit
Royal Institutemit
(standard) IPA(key)/miːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

มีด • (mîit) (classifier เล่ม)

  1. knife.

Derived terms

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 339
  2. ^ Zhang, Junru (张 均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 [A Study of Zhuang Dialects] (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 670