Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicปอย
p ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonbpɔɔi
Royal Institutepoi
(standard) IPA(key)/pɔːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

ปอย (bpɔɔi)

  1. lock or tuft of hair

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Burmese ပွဲ (pwai:, festival, ceremony), Shan ပွႆး (páui), Northern Thai ᨻᩬ᩠ᨿ.

Noun edit

ปอย (bpɔɔi)

  1. festival, ceremony (used in compounds)