Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ยา (yaa, cure) +‎ ใจ (jai, heart), literally heart cure.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicยาใจ
y ā au t͡ɕ
Phonemic
ยา-ไจ
y ā – ai t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboonyaa-jai
Royal Instituteya-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/jaː˧.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Noun edit

ยาใจ

  1. (idiomatic) beloved one; sweetheart.