ต้นไม้
Thai
Etymology
From ต้น (dtôn, “tree; trunk”) + ไม้ (máai, “tree; plant”). Compare Lao ຕົ້ນໄມ້ (ton mai), Shan တူၼ်ႈမႆႉ (tūun mâ̰i), Lü ᦎᦳᧃᧉᦺᦙᧉ (ṫun²may²).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ต้นไม้ t ˆ n ai m ˆ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ต้น-ม้าย t ˆ n – m ˆ ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtôn-máai |
| Royal Institute | ton-mai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ton˥˩.maːj˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
ต้นไม้ • (dtôn-máai) (classifier ต้น)
Further reading
- “ต้นไม้” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.