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˨˩/ | /maːj˦˥.ʔeːk̚˨˩/ | |
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).