ไม้เอก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ไม้เอก ai m ˆ e ɒ k
Phonemic		ไม้-เอก ai m ˆ – e ɒ k	ม้าย-เอก m ˆ ā y – e ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	mái-èek	máai-èek
	Royal Institute	mai-ek	mai-ek
(standard) IPA^(key)		/maj˦˥.ʔeːk̚˨˩/^(R)	/maːj˦˥.ʔeːk̚˨˩/^(R)

Noun

ไม้เอก • (mái-èek)

(linguistics) "mai ek", Thai first tone marker, low tone marker ◌่

Usage notes

In modern Thai syllables with low class initial consonant and mai ek become falling, mid class and high class - low. E.g. อ่าน (àan), อ is a mid class consonant (silent), so mai ek makes the syllable pronounced with the low tone (indicated by the grave accent in the transliteration).

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