Thai

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Etymology

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From Pali bhāya. Cognate with Lao ພາຍ (phāi), Northern Thai ᨻᩣ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨻᩣ᩠ᨿ, ᦗᦻ (paay), Shan ပၢႆး (páai).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicภาย
bʰ ā y
Phonemic
พาย
b ā y
RomanizationPaiboonpaai
Royal Institutephai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaːj˧/(R)
Homophonesพาย

Noun

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ภาย (paai)

  1. (now only in combination) place, location; part, side; point, spot.
  2. (now only in combination) time, occasion; length (of time), duration.

Derived terms

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