คาย

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See also: ค่าย

Thai

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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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, Tày cài.

Verb

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คาย (kaai) (abstract noun การคาย)

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

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Cognate with Tày cài.

Noun

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คาย (kaai)

  1. irritant; powder or spinule that irritates

Adjective

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คาย (kaai)

  1. itchy; irritating