กำมะหยี่

Thai

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from English Cambay, from Gujarati કેમ્બે (kembe), a former Indian state where the textile was made.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กำมะหยี่ k å m a h y ī ˋ
Phonemic		กำ-มะ-หฺยี่ k å – m a – h ̥ y ī ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	gam-má-yìi
	Royal Institute	kam-ma-yi
(standard) IPA(key)		/kam˧.ma˦˥.jiː˨˩/(R)

Noun

กำมะหยี่ • (gam-má-yìi)

1. velvet; velour.

Descendants

• → Lao: ກຳມະຫຍີ່ (kam ma nyī)
• → Khmer: កម្ញី (kammñəy)