Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ไข้ (kâi, fever) +‎ ใจ (jai, heart), literally mental fever.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicไข้ใจ
ai kʰ ˆ au t͡ɕ
Phonemic
ไค่-ไจ
ai g ˋ – ai t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboonkâi-jai
Royal Institutekhai-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaj˥˩.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Noun edit

ไข้ใจ (kâi-jai)

  1. (idiomatic) heartache; heartsickness.

Synonyms edit