ไอ
See also: ไอ้
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ไอ ai ɒ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ai |
| Royal Institute | ai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaj˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1 edit
Cognate with Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).
Noun edit
ไอ • (ai)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (“to cough”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Dam ꪼꪮ, Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Zhuang ae, Saek ไอ๋, Tày ay.
Verb edit
ไอ • (ai) (abstract noun การไอ)
- to cough.
Derived terms edit
- ไอกรน (ai-gron)
Etymology 3 edit
From English i (“the letter I/i”).
Noun edit
ไอ • (ai)