ไหม้

See also: ไหม

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmajꟲ¹ (to burn; burnt), from Proto-Tai *ʰmajꟲ (to burn (intr.)).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩱ᩶, Lao ໄໝ້ (mai), ᦺᦖᧉ (ṁay²), Tai Dam ꪼꪢ꫁, Shan မႆႈ (māi), Tai Nüa ᥛᥭᥲ (mày), Phake မႝ (may), Ahom 𑜉𑜩 (may), Zhuang maej (dialectal).

Pronunciation

Orthographicไหม้
ai h m ˆ
Phonemic
ไม่
ai m ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonmâi
Royal Institutemai
(standard) IPA(key)/maj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesไม่

Verb

ไหม้ • (mâi) (abstract noun การไหม้)

  1. to burn

Adjective

ไหม้ • (mâi)

  1. burnt

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 355