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Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːjᴬ (to sell). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຂາຍ (khāi), ᦃᦻ (ẋaay), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪥ, Shan ၶၢႆ (khǎai), Phake ၵႝ (khay), Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Nùng khải, Zhuang gai, Bouyei gaail. Compare Sui beel and ggeel (to sell), Southern Kam beel (to sell).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicขาย
kʰ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonkǎai
Royal Institutekhai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb edit

ขาย (kǎai) (abstract noun การขาย)

  1. to sell.

Antonyms edit

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