คาย

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See also: ค่าย

Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicคาย
g ā y
RomanizationPaiboonkaai
Royal Institutekhai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːjᴬ (to put out of the mouth). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຄາຍ (khāi), ᦆᦻ (xaay), Shan ၶၢႆး (kháai), Saek กฺ๊าย, Nong Zhuang haiz.

Verb[edit]

คาย (kaai) (abstract noun การคาย)

  1. to spit out.
  2. to emit.
  3. to loosen; to untwine (intr.).
  4. to reveal.
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

คาย (kaai)

  1. irritant; powder or spinule that irritates

Adjective[edit]

คาย (kaai)

  1. itchy; irritating