ทำนาย
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Khmer °daṃnāya, °daṃnāyya (“forecast; prediction; prophecy”), extended forms of Middle Khmer dāya (“to interpret; to portend; to presage"”), from which Thai ทาย (taai) was derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer ទំនាយ (tumniəy).
Pronunciation
editOrthographic | ทำนาย d å n ā y | |
Phonemic | ทำ-นาย d å – n ā y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | tam-naai |
Royal Institute | tham-nai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tʰam˧.naːj˧/(R) |
Noun
editทำนาย • (tam-naai)
- divination; forecast; prediction; prophecy.
- (of an omen, dream, etc) interpretation.
Verb
editทำนาย • (tam-naai) (abstract noun การทำนาย)