หวี

See also: หัว and หิว

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *ʰrwɯːjᴬ. Compare Old Chinese 篦 (OC *piː, *bis). Cognate with Lao ຫວີ (wī), Lü ᦛᦲ (v̇ii), Shan ဝီ (wǐi), Tai Dam ꪪꪲ, Ahom 𑜈𑜣 (bī).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หวี h w ī
Phonemic		หฺวี h ̥ w ī
Romanization	Paiboon	wǐi
	Royal Institute	wi
(standard) IPA(key)		/wiː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

หวี • (wǐi)

1. comb. (classifiers เล่ม or อัน)
2. bunch, hand (of bananas). (classifier หวี)

Verb

หวี • (wǐi) (abstract noun การหวี)

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