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พายุ

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See also: พาย

Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali vāyu (wind), from Sanskrit वायु (vāyú). Cognate with Modern Khmer ព្យុះ (pyuh); Lao ພາຍຸ (ph), ວາຍຸ (w). Compare Old Khmer vyuha.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicพายุ
b ā y u
Phonemic
พา-ยุ
b ā – y u
RomanizationPaiboonpaa-yú
Royal Institutepha-yu
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaː˧.juʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

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storm

พายุ (paa-yú)

  1. (elegant, poetic) air; breath; wind
  2. (classifier ลูก) storm; tempest
    พายุเข้าภาคเหนือของประเทศไทย
    paa-yú kâo pâak nʉ̌ʉa kɔ̌ɔng bprà-têet tai
    A storm hits the Northern region of Thailand.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • พายุ” 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.