ลำไย
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ลำไย l å ai y | |
| Phonemic | ลำ-ไย l å – ai y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | lam-yai |
| Royal Institute | lam-yai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /lam˧.jaj˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1 edit
Probably from Chinese 龍眼／龙眼 (lóngyǎn).[1]
Noun edit
ลำไย • (lam-yai)
- (botany) longan: the plant Dimocarpus longan of the family Sapindaceae.
- (botany and dialect) white mango, Malaysian mango: the plant Mangifera caesia of the family Anacardiaceae.
Usage notes edit
Not to be confused with ลองกอง (lɔɔng-gɔɔng).
Etymology 2 edit
Changed from รำคาญ (ram-kaan).
Verb edit
ลำไย • (lam-yai) (abstract noun การลำไย or ความลำไย)