ไป
See also: ไป่ and Appendix:Variations of "pai"
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *pajᴬ (“to go”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩱ (pai), Khün ᨻᩱ (pai), Lao ໄປ (pai), Lü ᦺᦔ (ṗay) and ᦺᦗ (pay), Tai Dam ꪼꪜ, Shan ပႆ (pǎi), Aiton ပႝ (pay), Phake ပႝ (pay), Nùng páy, Zhuang bae, Bouyei bail, Tày pây, Phu Thai ไป๋.
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | ไป ai p | |
Romanization | Paiboon | bpai |
Royal Institute | pai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /paj˧/(R) |
Verb edit
ไป • (bpai) (abstract noun การไป)
Adverb edit
ไป • (bpai)
- used to indicate motion away from the speaker's direction.
- used to indicate motion that still continues or that continues up to a certain point of time.
- too much.
Interjection edit
ไป • (bpai)