ໄຟ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”).

Cognate with Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay),Thai ไฟ (fai), Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Tai Dón ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (phái) or ၾႆး (fái), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Zhuang feiz, Bouyei fix, Saek วี๊.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [faj˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [faj˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ໄຟ
• Rhymes: -aj
• Homophone: ໄຟລ໌ (fain)

Noun

ໄຟ • (fai)

1. fire
2. light

Synonyms

• ອັກຄີ (ʼak khī)

Derived terms

• ກັບໄຟ (kap fai, “match”)
• ເຕົາໄຟ (tao fai, “stove”)
• ຖ່ານໄຟ (thān fai, “embery, battery”)
• ຖ່ານໄຟສາຍ (thān fai sāi, “lead-acid battery”)
• ປັກສຽບໄຟ (pak sīap fai, “adapter”)
• ໄຟສາຍ (fai sāi, “torch, flashlight”)
• ໄຟຟ້າ (fai fā, “electricity”)
• ໝໍ້ໄຟ (mǭ fai, “battery”)
• ລົດໄຟ (lot fai, “train”)