Wiktionary

ไฟ

Isan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”).

Noun edit

ไฟ (fai)

  1. fire
  2. light
  3. electricity

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lao ໄຟ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Tai Dón ꪼꪡ, Tai Daeng ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (phái) or ၾႆး (fái), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Phake ၸႝ (phay), Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay), Zhuang feiz, Bouyei fix, Saek วี๊. Compare Proto-Be *vəːjᴬ².

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicไฟ
ai f
RomanizationPaiboonfai
Royal Institutefai
(standard) IPA(key)/faj˧/(R)

Noun edit

ไฟ • (fai)

  1. fire; flame.
  2. light; light source.
  3. (colloquial) electricity.
  4. (slang) energy; spirit; vitality.

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

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