ไม่

See also: ไม้, ไม, and ໄມ້

Thai

Etymology

Possibly a contraction of miʔDS2 (compare มิ (, not)) + ได้ (dâai, to get; able; can; may; etc.).[1]

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicไม่
ai m ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonmâi
Royal Institutemai
(standard) IPA(key)/maj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesไหม้

Adverb

ไม่ • (mâi)

  1. no; not.
    ชอบ
    mâi chɔ̂ɔp
    to not like
    อยู่บ้าน
    mâi yùu bâan
    (He) is not at home.

Synonyms

Conjunction

ไม่ • (mâi)

  1. neither; nor.
    หล่อรวย
    mâi lɔ̀ɔ mâi ruai
    neither good-looking nor rich

Interjection

ไม่ • (mâi)

  1. no.

Noun

ไม่ • (mâi)

  1. no.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat; Iamdanush, Jakrabhop; Jampathip, Nida (2014), “Reconstruction of Proto-Tai negators”, Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 37: 2: 151–180.