See also: ว่าย

Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicวาย
w ā y
RomanizationPaiboonwaai
Royal Institutewai
(standard) IPA(key)/waːj˧/(R)
Homophonesไวน์

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Khmer ពាយ (piəy), Lao ວາຍ (wāi).

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Verb edit

วาย (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)

  1. to expire; to terminate; to stop; to die.
  2. to lose: to undergo the deprivation of.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Old Khmer វាយ៑ (vāy, to hit; to strike; to beat; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer វាយ (viəy).

Verb edit

วาย (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)

  1. (archaic) to hit; to strike; to beat.

Etymology 3 edit

Adjective edit

วาย (waai)

  1. (found in combination) undefined.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 4 edit

From English wye.

Noun edit

วาย (waai)

  1. the letter Y/y.

Etymology 5 edit

From English Y, the first letter in yuri, from the romaji of Japanese 百合 (yuri).

Noun edit

วาย (waai)

  1. (slang) yuri: a genre of lesbian fiction.
  2. (slang) womance.
  3. (slang) person interested in yuri or womance.
  4. (slang) woman in a womantic relationship.

Etymology 6 edit

From English Y, the first letter in yaoi, from the romaji of Japanese やおい (yaoi).

Noun edit

วาย (waai)

  1. (slang) yaoi: a genre of gay fiction.
  2. (slang) bromance.
  3. (slang) person interested in yaoi or bromance.
  4. (slang) man in a bromantic relationship.