ຝາຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຝາຽ (fāi) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *hwaːjᴬ (“dam”). Cognate with Thai ฝาย (fǎai), Northern Thai ᨺᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦚᦻ (ḟaay), Shan ၽၢႆ (phǎai) or ၾၢႆ (fǎai), Bouyei waail, Zhuang fai.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [faːj˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [faːj˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຝາຍ
• Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

ຝາຍ • (fāi)

1. dam; weir