ช่วย
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 助 (MC dzrjoH). Cognate with Lao ຊ່ວຍ (suāi) or ຊ່ອຍ (sǭi), Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ or ᨩᩬ᩠᩵ᨿ, Southern Thai ฉวย, Lü ᦋᦾᧈ (tsoay¹), Tai Dam ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ, Shan ၸွႆႈ (tsāui), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜩 (choy) or 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜐𑜫 (chüñ).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ช่วย d͡ʑ ˋ w y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | chûai |
| Royal Institute | chuai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰua̯j˥˩/(R) | |
Verb[edit]
ช่วย • (chûai) (abstract noun การช่วย)
- (transitive) to help.