ไม่
mai · RTGS: mai
negation of a word or group of words, used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement, not in any degree or manner; not at all, not now
มิ, คำปฏิเสธความหมายของคำที่อยู่ถัดไป, ถ้าอยู่ท้ายคำ ต้องมีคำ หา อยู่หน้า
Same Sound, Different Tones
Multiple Thai words share this romanization but differ in tone and meaning.
negation of a word or group of words, used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement, not in any degree or manner; not at all, not now
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
the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk, larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood, an implement consisting of a length of wood, a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane, a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms, the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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Why falling tone?
For low-class consonants, Mai Ek produces Falling tone (different from mid/high class!).
What is a live syllable?
Live syllable (ends with a vowel or sonorant consonant like m, n, ng)
About Low-class consonants
Low-class consonants include ค, ฅ, ฆ, ง, ช, ซ, ฌ, ญ, ฑ, ฒ, ณ, ท, ธ, น, พ, ฟ, ภ, ม, ย, ร, ล, ว, ฬ, and ฮ. In live syllables without a tone mark, they produce a mid tone. They behave differently with tone marks compared to mid and high-class consonants.