ຝ້າຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຝ້າຽ (fāi) — dated

Etymology

Cognate with Thai ฝ้าย (fâai), Northern Thai ᨺ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦚᦻᧉ (ḟaay²), Tày phải, Bouyei waais, Zhuang faiq.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ຝ້າຍ • (fāi)

1. cotton