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บ่าย

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicบ่าย
ɓ ˋ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonbàai
Royal Institutebai
(standard) IPA(key)/baːj˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Sort of resembles the family of Sino-Tibetan words with "askew" connotations represented by Old Chinese (OC *prals, *paːlʔ, “lame, crippled”), and also bears strong resemblance to (bǎi, “to place, arrange”), though the tone doesn't seem to match.”

Verb

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บ่าย (bàai) (abstract noun การบ่าย)

  1. to turn, move, shift, or switch (to a different target, purpose, position, direction, etc.)
  2. (of the sun) to come to or be in an afternoon hour; to pass the noon
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Despite separation by TDP, likely a semantic extension of the "turn, shift" sense of Etymology 1, i.e. "the sun shifts" > "afternoon".”

Noun

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บ่าย (bàai)

  1. afternoon
  2. (colloquial) time or hour in the afternoon, especially under the six-hour clock
    บ่ายสอง
    bàai sɔ̌ɔng
    2 pm
Synonyms
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afternoon
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See also

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See also

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Further reading

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  • บ่าย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.