ไก่

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (chicken), from Middle Chinese (MC kej, “chicken”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai), Lao ໄກ່ (kai), ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay¹), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Tai Dón ꪼꪀꫀ, Shan ၵႆႇ (kài), Tai Nüa ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy), Aiton ကႝ (kay), Phake ကႝ (kay), Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei gais, Zhuang gaeq, Saek ไก. Compare Proto-Be *kajᴬ¹.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicไก่
ai k ˋ
RomanizationPaiboongài
Royal Institutekai
(standard) IPA(key)/kaj˨˩/(R)
Audio

Noun[edit]

ไก่ (gài) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (zoology) fowl.
  2. domesticated fowl, as chicken, turkey, etc.

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ไก่ (gài)

  1. (slang, humorous) sock; sock puppet.
    แอคไก่
    ɛ́k gài
    sock account