See also: ไห

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *t.hajꟲ (to weep). Cognate with Isan ไห่ or ไห้, Lao ໄຫ້ (hai), Shan ႁႆႈ (hāi), Ahom 𑜑𑜩 (hay) or 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang haej. Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngeec (to weep, to cry), Southern Kam ngees (to weep, to cry), Proto-Hlai *C-ŋiːʔ (whence ŋej³~ŋaj³ across the modern lects). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (to cry, to weep).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicไห้
ai h ˆ
Phonemic
ไฮ่
ai ɦ ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonhâi
Royal Institutehai
(standard) IPA(key)/haj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesให้

Verb

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ไห้ (hâi)

  1. (archaic) to cry; to weep; to wail.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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