Thai

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Alternative forms

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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ขาย (kǎai) (abstract noun การขาย)

  1. to sell.

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Derived terms

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