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mai · RTGS: aim
unfamiliar, again but in a new or different way, not yet used or soiled, not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered, original and of a kind not seen before
เพิ่งมี; มีอีกนอกจากที่เคยมีอยู่แล้ว; ซ้ำ
Why low tone?
High-class consonants with Mai Ek always produce Low tone. The tone mark overrides the default tone.
What is a live syllable?
Live syllable (ends with a vowel or sonorant consonant like m, n, ng)
About High-class consonants
High-class consonants include ข, ฃ, ฉ, ฐ, ถ, ผ, ฝ, ศ, ษ, ส, and ห. In live syllables without a tone mark, they produce a rising tone. With mai ek (่), they produce a low tone.