ไม่กี่

Thai

Etymology

From ไม่ (mâi, not) +‎ กี่ (gìi, how many; several).

Pronunciation

Orthographicไม่กี่
ai m ˋ k ī ˋ
Phonemic
ไม่-กี่
ai m ˋ – k ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonmâi-gìi
Royal Institutemai-ki
(standard) IPA(key)/maj˥˩.kiː˨˩/(R)

Adverb

ไม่กี่ • (mâi-gìi) (abstract noun ความไม่กี่)

  1. not many, few

Further reading

  • ไม่กี่” 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.