ถวาย
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Khmer ថ្វាយ (thvāya), ថ្វាយ៑ (thvāy), តវាយ (tâvāya), ត្វាយ៑ (tvāy), ថ្វៃ (thvai, “to make an offering, present, or make a gift (to gods, royalty, etc)”); or from Old Mon တွာဲ (twāy, “to present (to a king)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩻ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Modern Khmer ថ្វាយ (thvaay). Extended as Thai ดงวาย, ตังวาย.
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | ถวาย tʰ w ā y | |
| Phonemic | ถะ-หฺวาย tʰ a – h ̥ w ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tà-wǎai |
| Royal Institute | tha-wai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰa˨˩.waːj˩˩˦/(R) | |