ขาย
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- †ฃาย (kǎai)
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *p.qaːj (“to sell”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຂາຍ (khāi), Lü ᦃᦻ (ẋaay), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪥ, Shan ၶၢႆ (khǎai), Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang gai, Bouyei gaail. Compare Sui beel and ggeel (“to sell”), Southern Kam beel (“to sell”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ขาย kʰ ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kǎai |
| Royal Institute | khai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰaːj˩˩˦/(R) | |
Verb
ขาย • (kǎai) (abstract noun การขาย)
- to sell.