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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *haɰᶜ (to give), from Middle Chinese (MC xjoX, “to allow”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩨ᩶, Lao ໃຫ້ (hai), ᦠᦹᧉ (ḣue²), Tai Dam ꪻꪬ꫁, Shan ႁႂ်ႈ (hāue), Tai Nüa ᥞᥬᥲ (hàue) or ᥞᥫᥲ (hòe), Aiton ꩭ်ၞ (hw), Ahom 𑜑𑜧 (haw), Bouyei haec, Zhuang hawj.

Pronunciation

Orthographicให้
au h ˆ
Phonemic
ไฮ่
ai ɦ ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonhâi
Royal Institutehai
(standard) IPA(key)/haj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesไห้

Verb

ให้ (hâi) (abstract noun การให้)

  1. to give; to grant.
  2. (law) to gratuitously give; to donate.
  3. to allow; to permit.
  4. (auxiliary, causative) used to express a permission, requirement, command, expectation, or wish.

Noun

ให้ (hâi)

  1. (law) gratuitous gift; donation.

Preposition

ให้ (hâi)

  1. to; for; that, so that; to the point of, to the extent of, to the degree of, until; in a manner that (is).
  2. for, for the sake of, or on behalf of (someone).