หวาย
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *C̥.waːjᴬ; cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຫວາຍ (wāi), Shan ဝၢႆ (wǎai), Ahom 𑜈𑜩 (bay). Compare Proto-Austronesian *quay (whence Amis 'oway, Paiwan quay, Tagalog uway, Eastern Cham ꨨꨥꨬ (havei)).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | หวาย h w ā y | |
| Phonemic | หฺวาย h ̥ w ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wǎai |
| Royal Institute | wai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /waːj˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun edit
หวาย • (wǎai)