Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicเดือย
e ɗ ụ̄ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboondʉai
Royal Institutedueai
(standard) IPA(key)/dɯa̯j˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *t.nɤːjᴬ (cockspur). Cognate with Lao ເດືອ (dư̄a) or ເດືອຍ (dư̄a nya), Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Tai Dam ꪹꪒ, Tai Dón ꪒꪷ, and Shan လူၺ် (lǒi).

Noun edit

เดือย (dʉai)

  1. tenon; dowel; spindle; spur

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

เดือย (dʉai)

  1. (ลูก~) Job's tears