Dictionary entry
บ่
bɔ̀ɔ
not
Meaningsevery sense kept, sourced — never invented
1adv.
not(dialectal, literary, poetic)wiktionary
In the readingsreal sentences, spoken by real voices
"กินข้าวแล้วบ่" (กินข้าวแล้วยัง)
"Kin khao laeo bo?" — Have you eaten yet?
"แซ่บบ่" (อร่อยไหม)
"Saep bo?" — Is it tasty?
Built from
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”).