หวย
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Teochew 會／会 (huê6, “society; association”); clipping of 花會 (huê1 huê6, literally “flower society”), the name of a gambling house selling these tickets in the reign of King Rama III (1824–1851).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic/Phonemic | หวย h w y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hǔai |
| Royal Institute | huai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /hua̯j˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
หวย • (hǔai)
- (historical) a form of gambling in which tickets, originally containing flower pictures, later pictures of historical figures and alphabets, are sold, and a drawing is held for prizes.
- (slang) lottery; lottery ticket.
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Descendants[edit]
- → Lao: ຫວຍ (wany)