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วาย

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See also: ว่าย

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    Noun

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    วาย

    1. Thai script form of vāya, which is dative singular of (va, letter 'v')

    Thai

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    Pronunciation

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    Orthographic/Phonemicวาย
    w ā y
    RomanizationPaiboonwaai
    Royal Institutewai
    (standard) IPA(key)/waːj˧/(R)
    Homophonesไวน์

    Etymology 1

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    Compare Khmer ពាយ (piəy), Lao ວາຍ (wāi).

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    Verb

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    วาย (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)

    1. to expire; to terminate; to stop; to die.
    2. to lose: to undergo the deprivation of.
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Old Khmer វាយ៑ (vāy, to hit; to strike; to beat; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer វាយ (viəy).

    Verb

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    วาย (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)

    1. (archaic) to hit; to strike; to beat.

    Etymology 3

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    Adjective

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    วาย (waai)

    1. (found in combination) undefined.
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    Etymology 4

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    From English wye.

    Noun

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    วาย (waai)

    1. The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
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    Etymology 5

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    From English Y, the first letter in yuri, from the romaji of Japanese 百合 (yuri).

    Noun

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    วาย (waai) (slang)

    1. yuri: a genre of lesbian fiction.
    2. womance.
    3. person interested in yuri or womance.
    4. woman in a womantic relationship.

    Etymology 6

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    From English Y, the first letter in yaoi, from the romaji of Japanese やおい (yaoi).

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    วาย (waai) (slang)

    1. yaoi: a genre of gay fiction.
    2. bromance.
    3. person interested in yaoi or bromance.
    4. man in a bromantic relationship.