ถ่าย

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨳ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຖ່າຍ (thāi), Lü ᦏᦻᧈ (ṫhaay¹).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ถ่าย tʰ ˋ ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	tàai
	Royal Institute	thai
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰaːj˨˩/(R)

Verb

ถ่าย • (tàai) (abstract noun การถ่าย)

1. to transfer; to change one for another.
2. (colloquial) to film; to take a photo.
3. (colloquial) to defecate.

Derived terms

• ยาถ่าย (yaa-tàai, “laxative”)