ไต

See also: ไต่

Thai

Alternative forms

• ใต (dtai) — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *taɰᴬ² (“gizzard; kidney”), from Proto-Tai *p.taɰᴬ (“gizzard”). Cognate with Lao ໃຕ (tai), ໄຕ (tai), or ເຕີ (tœ̄, “gizzard; kidney”), Lü ᦺᦎ (ṫay, “gizzard; kidney”), Tai Dam ꪻꪔ (“gizzard”), Tai Dón ꪻꪔ (“gizzard”), Phake တ︀ၞ် (taü, “kidney”), Zhuang daw (“gizzard”), Saek เต๋อ (“gizzard; kidney”). Compare Shan တႂ် (tǎue, “induration or callous caused by friction of the skin”) for sense 2.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ไต ai t
Romanization	Paiboon	dtai
	Royal Institute	tai
(standard) IPA(key)		/taj˧/(R)
Audio

Noun

ไต • (dtai)

1. kidney
2. wen; hard tissue

Synonyms

• (kidney): วักกะ (wák-gà), เซ่งจี๊ / เซี่ยงจี๊ (of a pig)

Derived terms

• ต่อมหมวกไต (dtɔ̀m-mùuak-dtai)
• ไตปลา

Further reading

• “ไต” 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.