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ไว้

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See also: ไว

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *waj/aɰꟲ² (to keep). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩅᩱ᩶ or ᩅᩱ᩠᩶ᨿ, Lao ໄວ້ (wai), ᦺᦞᧉ (vay²), Tai Dam ꪼꪫ꫁, Shan ဝႆႉ (wâ̰i), Tai Nüa ᥝᥭᥳ (wȧy), Ahom 𑜈𑜩 (bay) or 𑜉𑜩 (may).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicไว้
ai w ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonwái
Royal Institutewai
(standard) IPA(key)/waj˦˥/(R)

Verb

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ไว้ (wái) (abstract noun การไว้)

  1. to place; to locate
  2. to keep; to hold; to maintain; to preserve
  3. to keep, wear, or sport (a style of moustache, for example)
  4. (auxiliary) added at the end of a verb for emphasis or for indicating that the action has already been done
  5. to leave: to let remain; to have remaining behind

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • ไว้” 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.