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บ่

bɔ̀ɔ

not

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1adv.

not(dialectal, literary, poetic)wiktionary

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real sentences, spoken by real voices

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From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (“not (strong)”). In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Isan บ่, Lao ບໍ່ (bǭ). In Central Tai, cognate with Tày bố. Compare Old Chinese 不 (OC *pɯ, *pɯʔ, *pɯ', “not”).