pây
Tày 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), Zhuang bae, Bouyei bail, Thai ไป (bpai).
Pronunciation edit
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [pəj˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [pəj˦˥]
Verb edit
pây (𫨰)
- to go
- pây háng ― go to the market
- pây hết công ― go to work
- to leave; to set out
- (vehicles, of people) to go by; to board; to get on
- pây xe đạp ― go by bike
- (of vehicles) to go/run/travel
Particle edit
pây (𫨰)
- after a verb, conveys an urging or commanding tone
- Khảu rườn pây.
- Get in the house.
- Thâng vằn pjục pây.
- Tomorrow.