ไถ่

See also: ไถ

Saek

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *crwajᴬ (“plough”). Cognate with Thai ไถ (tǎi), Lao ໄຖ (thai), Lü ᦺᦏ (ṫhay), Shan ထႆ (thǎi), Ahom 𑜌𑜩 (thay), Zhuang cae.

Noun

ไถ่ (transliteration needed)

1. plow

Verb

ไถ่ (transliteration needed)

1. to plow

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰajᴮ¹ (“to redeem; to ransom”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩱ᩵, Khün ᨳᩱ᩵, Lao ໄຖ່ (thai), Lü ᦺᦏᧈ (ṫhay¹), Tai Dam ꪼꪖ꪿, Tai Dón ꪼꪖꫀ, Shan ထႆႇ (thài), Tai Nüa ᥗᥭᥱ (thǎy), Phake ထႝ (thay), Ahom *𑜌𑜩 (*thay).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ไถ่ ai tʰ ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	tài
	Royal Institute	thai
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰaj˨˩/(R)

Verb

ไถ่ • (tài) (abstract noun การไถ่)

1. to redeem; to ransom:
   1. (law) to buy back; to repay; to recover by payment or other satisfaction.

      ไถ่จำนำ

      tài jam-nam

      to redeem a pledge

      ไถ่พันธบัตร

      tài pan-tá-bàt

      to redeem a bond

   2. (theology) to deliver or save (from sin, evil, error, etc).
   3. to buy the freedom (of).

      ไถ่ทาส

      tài tâat

      to redeem a slave

      ไถ่ชีวิตโคกระบือ

      tài chii-wít koo grà-bʉʉ

      to redeem the lives of cows and buffaloes (that are to be butchered)

   4. to obtain the release (of a hostage, captive, detainee, etc) by paying a ransom.
   5. to make up for, make amends for, or offset (a fault, shortcoming, etc).
2. (now only in combination) to inquire; to examine; to ask.

Derived terms

• ค่าไถ่ (kâa-tài)
• ถามไถ่ (tǎam-tài)
• ไถ่ถอน
• ไถ่ถาม
• มหาไถ่
• สินไถ่