maːi³

E

Etymology

Compare Thai ไม้ (máai, “tree”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːi⁵⁵/

Noun

maːi³

  1. tree

Derived terms

  • jam² ŋa² maːi³ (“Chinese mahogany”)
  • jɔŋ² maːi³ (“banyan”)
  • khu³ lin⁶ maːi³ (“bead tree”)
  • maːi³ hiŋ¹ (“tree trunk”)
  • maːi³ jɔŋ² (“banyan”)
  • maːi³ kjɔk⁷ (“tree stump”)
  • maːi³ kye¹ (“papaya”)
  • maːi³ lan² (“tree ring”)
  • maːi³ ləm² (“forest”)
  • maːi³ l̥ɐu¹ (“maple tree”)
  • maːi³ neŋ³ (“tree top”)
  • maːi³ pi² (“tree bark”)
  • maːi³ sɔŋ¹ (“mulberry tree”)
  • maːi³ tat⁸ (“knot; burl”)
  • maːi³ tau¹ (“tree stump”)
  • maːi³ tsəŋ¹ (“tree pulp”)
  • maːi³ tɕhe⁵ (“twig”)
  • maːi³ tɕəŋ¹ (“camphor tree”)
  • maːi³ ŋa² (“sprout of a tree”)
  • maːi³ ŋa¹ (“fork of a tree”)
  • maːi³ ɕia¹ (“fir tree”)
  • mɔk⁸ min² maːi³ (“cotton tree”)
  • sɔŋ¹ maːi³ (“mulberry tree”)
  • sɔŋ¹ maːi³ (“pine tree”)
  • sɔŋ¹ pek⁷ maːi³ (“cypress”)
  • tshat⁷ maːi³ (“lacquer tree”)
  • tsɔŋ maːi³ (“palm tree”)
  • tɔng² lau⁶ maːi³ (“tung tree”)
  • tɕəŋ¹ maːi³ (“camphor tree”)

References

  • 韦茂繁 [Wéi Màofán], 韦树关 [Wéi Shùguān] (2011) 五色话研究 [Wǔsèhuà Yánjiū, A Study of E Language] (in Chinese), Beijing: 民族出版社 [Publishing House of Minority Nationalities], →ISBN
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