waail

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *hwa:jᴬ. Cognate with Thai ฝาย (fǎai), Northern Thai ᨺᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຝາຍ (fāi), Lü ᦚᦻ (ḟaay), Shan ၽၢႆ (phǎai) or ၾၢႆ (fǎai), Zhuang fai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waːi˨˦/

Noun

waail

1. dam