สวย
See also: ส่วย
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | สวย s w y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sǔai |
Royal Institute | suai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sua̯j˩˩˦/(R) |
Etymology 1 edit
Cognate with Lao ສວຍ (suāi). Compare Min Nan 媠 (súi).
Jonsson (1991) suggested it was from Proto-Southwestern Tai *suəjᴬ¹ (“handsome; slender”) but most of SWT languages do not have words for it.
Adjective edit
สวย • (sǔai) (abstract noun ความสวย)
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Corrupted from ซวย (suai).
Verb edit
สวย • (sǔai)
- (colloquial) to undergo something bad, such as to get scolded or punched.