หมาย

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːjᴬ (“to mark; to aim”).^[1]

Cognate with Isan หมาย, Lao ໝາຍ (māi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ᩠ᨿ (maay¹), Khün ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ᩠ᨿ (maay¹), Lü ᦖᦻ (ṁaay), Tai Dam ꪢꪱꪥ (mai), Shan မၢႆ (mǎai), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥭᥴ (máay), Ahom 𑜈𑜩𑜤 (bayu), Zhuang mai (“birthmark; to paint”).

หมาย • (mǎai) (abstract noun การหมาย)

1. to expect; to anticipate.
2. to desire; to want.
3. to mean; to intend.
4. to mean; to denote.
5. to mark; to inscribe.
6. to indicate; to specify.
7. (law) to direct a writ or warrant (to).

หมาย • (mǎai)

1. (archaic, now only found in combination) mark; sign; symbol.
2. (archaic, now only found in combination) writ: formal document issued in the sovereign's name.
3. (law) writ; warrant.

• “หมาย” 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.