Thai edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Burmese ထားဝယ် (hta:wai), from Mon ထဝဲါ (to sit cross-legged).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicทวาย
d w ā y
Phonemic
ทะ-วาย
d a – w ā y
RomanizationPaiboontá-waai
Royal Institutetha-wai
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˦˥.waːj˧/(R)
Homophonesทะวาย

Proper noun edit

ทวาย (tá-waai)

  1. Dawei (a city in Myanmar)