พ่าย

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese (MC baejH|paejH, “to be defeated”). Cognate with Lao ພ່າຍ (phāi), Shan ပၢႆႈ (pāai).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicพ่าย
b ˋ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonpâai
Royal Institutephai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaːj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesผ้าย

Verb[edit]

พ่าย (pâai) (abstract noun การพ่าย)

  1. To lose.
  2. To escape.