ไฟ
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lao ໄຟ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (phái) or ၾႆး (fái), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Zhuang feiz, Bouyei fix, Saek วี๊. Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui vil (“fire”), Southern Kam buil (“fire”). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy (whence Tagalog apoy, Malay api).
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | ไฟ ai f | |
Romanization | Paiboon | fai |
Royal Institute | fai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /faj˧/(R) |
Noun
ไฟ • (fai)
- fire; flame.
- light; light source.
- (colloquial) electricity.
- (slang) energy; spirit; vitality.