ค่อย

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *gɔːjᴮ (gradually, slowly). Cognate with Lao ຄ່ອຍ (khǭi), Shan ၵွႆႈ (kāui).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicค่อย
g ˋ ɒ y
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ค็่อย
g ˘ ˋ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̂i
Royal Institutekhoi
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesข้อย

Adverb[edit]

ค่อย (kɔ̂i) (abstract noun ความค่อย)

  1. gradually; little-by-little.
  2. gently; softly.

Derived terms[edit]