Thai

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Etymology

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From 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

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Orthographicทำนาย
d å n ā y
Phonemic
ทำ-นาย
d å – n ā y
RomanizationPaiboontam-naai
Royal Institutetham-nai
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰam˧.naːj˧/(R)

Noun

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ทำนาย (tam-naai)

  1. divination; forecast; prediction; prophecy.
  2. (of an omen, dream, etc) interpretation.

Verb

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ทำนาย (tam-naai) (abstract noun การทำนาย)

  1. to divine; to forecast; to predict; to prophesy.
  2. (of an omen, dream, etc) to interpret.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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