Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʔoːjꟲ (sugar cane). Cognate with Isan อ้อย, Lao ອ້ອຍ (ʼǭi), Northern Thai ᩋᩬ᩠᩶ᨿ, Khün ᩋᩭ᩶, ᦀᦾᧉ (˙ʼoay²), Tai Dam ꪮ꫁ꪮꪥ, Tai Dón ꪮꪮꪥꫂ, Shan ဢွႆႈ (ʼāui), Bouyei oix, Zhuang oij. Compare Sui uic (sugar cane).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอ้อย
ɒ ˆ ɒ y
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
อ็้อย
ɒ ˘ ˆ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonɔ̂i
Royal Instituteoi
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔɔj˥˩/(R)

Noun

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อ้อย (ɔ̂i)

  1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)