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ไฟ

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Isan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (fire).

Noun

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ไฟ (fai)

  1. fire
  2. light
  3. electricity

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (fire). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lao ໄຟ (fai), ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Tai Dón ꪼꪡ, Tai Daeng ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (phái) or ၾႆး (fái), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Phake ၸ︀ႝ (phay), Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay), Zhuang feiz, Bouyei fix, Saek วี๊. Compare Proto-Be *vəːjᴬ².

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicไฟ
ai v
RomanizationPaiboonfai
Royal Institutefai
(standard) IPA(key)/faj˧/(R)

Noun

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ไฟ (fai)

  1. fire; flame
  2. light; light source
  3. (colloquial) electricity
  4. (slang) energy; spirit; vitality

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ไฟ” 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.