นัย

Thai

Etymology

From Pali naya (“method; plan”) or Sanskrit नय (naya, “method, guide; means; reason”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		นัย n ạ y
Phonemic		ไน ai n	[sometimes considered nonstandard] ไน-ยะ ai n – y a
Romanization	Paiboon	nai	nai-yá
	Royal Institute	nai	nai-ya
(standard) IPA(key)		/naj˧/(R)	/naj˧.jaʔ˦˥/(R)
Homophones edit		นัยน์ ใน ไน

Noun

นัย

1. (formal) way; manner; means; form; style.
2. (formal) point; sense; meaning; significance; import; implication; purport.
3. (formal) viewpoint; view; attitude.
4. (formal) essence; essential part.