ได้

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ใด้ (dâi), ใด้ย

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗajꟲ (“to obtain”). Cognate with Lao ໄດ້ (dai), Northern Thai ᨯᩱ᩶, Lü ᦺᦡᧉ (ḋay²), Shan လႆႈ (lāi), Tai Dam ꪼꪒ꫁, Zhuang ndaej. Compare Sui qdyais (“to get, to obtain”), Southern Kam lis (“to get”), Proto-Hlai *ɗɯː (“to get”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ได้ ai ɗ ˆ
Phonemic		ด้าย ɗ ˆ ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	dâai
	Royal Institute	dai
(standard) IPA(key)		/daːj˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ด้าย

Verb

ได้ • (dâai) (abstract noun การได้)

1. to get; to obtain; to receive.
2. (auxiliary) used before a verb to indicate that one has done or has an opportunity to do the action.
3. (auxiliary) used after a verb to express that the action can be or has been done.

Interjection

ได้ • (dâai)

1. used to express a range of emotions, including acceptance, agreement, permission, anger, reproof, resignation, etc.