Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *caɰᴬ², from Proto-Tai *cɤɰᴬ (heart; breath). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩲ, Lao ໃຈ (chai), ᦺᦈ (ṫsay), Tai Dam ꪻꪊ, Shan ၸႂ် (tsǎue), Tai Nüa ᥓᥬ (tsaue), Phake ꩡၞ် (caü), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow). Compare to Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicใจ
au t͡ɕ
Phonemic
ไจ
ai t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboonjai
Royal Institutechai
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaj˧/(R)
Homophonesไจ

Noun

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ใจ (jai)

  1. heart.
  2. mind; spirit.
  3. breath.
  4. desire; intention.
  5. opinion; view.
  6. emotion; feeling.
  7. favour; kindness.
  8. centre; middle.

Derived terms

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Verb

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ใจ (jai)

  1. (slang) to thank.
  2. (slang) to be brave; to dare; to have courage.

Interjection

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ใจ (jai)

  1. (slang) thanks.

Descendants

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Khmer: ចៃ (cay)