ว่าย
See also: วาย
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
- (obsolete) หว้าย (hwâai)
Etymology edit
Compare Lao ຫວ້າຍ (wāi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦛᦻᧉ (v̇aay²), Shan ဝၢႆႈ (wāai). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ว่าย w ˋ ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wâai |
| Royal Institute | wai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /waːj˥˩/(R) | |
| Homophones | ไหว้ | |
Verb edit
ว่าย • (wâai) (abstract noun การว่าย)
- to swim.
Usage notes edit
It is usually followed by น้ำ (náam) becoming ว่ายน้ำ (wâai-náam).