From Proto-Tai *rwɤːjᶜ (“bad”). Cognate with Lao ຮ້າຍ (hāi), Lü ᦣᦻᧉ (haay²), Tai Dam ꪭ꫁ꪱꪥ, Shan ႁၢႆႉ (hâ̰ai), Ahom 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang rwix.
Orthographic/Phonemic | ร้าย r ˆ ā y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | ráai |
Royal Institute | rai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /raːj˦˥/(R) |