หัวใจ
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From หัว (hǔua, “head; bulb; etc”) + ใจ (jai, “heart”). Cognate with Lao ຫົວໃຈ (hūa chai), Shan ႁူဝ်ၸႂ် (hǒ tsǎue), and Lü ᦷᦠᦺᦈ (ḣoṫsay). Compare the literal meaning of Chinese 心頭／心头 (xīntóu).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | หัวใจ h ạ w au t͡ɕ | |
| Phonemic | หัว-ไจ h ạ w – ai t͡ɕ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hǔua-jai |
| Royal Institute | hua-chai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /hua̯˩˩˦.t͡ɕaj˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
หัวใจ • (hǔua-jai)