ค่อย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *gɔːjᴮ (“gradually, slowly”). Cognate with Lao ຄ່ອຍ (khǭi), Shan ၵွႆႈ (kāui).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ค่อย g ˋ ɒ y
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		ค็่อย g ˘ ˋ ɒ y
Romanization	Paiboon	kɔ̂i
	Royal Institute	khoi
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɔj˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ข้อย

Adverb

ค่อย • (kɔ̂i) (abstract noun ความค่อย)

1. gradually; little-by-little.
2. gently; softly.

Derived terms

• ไม่ค่อย (mâi-kɔ̂i)