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ลอย

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ลอย (looay)

  1. to float (on the water).

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *loːjᴬ (to swim). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩬ᩠ᨿ, Isan ลอย, Lao ລອຍ (lǭi), ᦟᦾ (loay), Khün ᩃᩭ, Shan လွႆး (láui), Ahom 𑜎𑜨𑜐𑜫 (loñ) and 𑜃𑜨𑜩 (noy).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicลอย
l ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonlɔɔi
Royal Instituteloi
(standard) IPA(key)/lɔːj˧/(R)

Verb

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ลอย (lɔɔi) (abstract noun การลอย)

  1. to float (on the water or in the air)
  2. to drift (from place to place)
  3. to soar
  4. to move gently, bob, glide, sail

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ลอย” 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.