ไอ

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Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicไอ
ai ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonai
Royal Instituteai
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaj˧/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Lao ໄອ (ʼai), ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).

Noun[edit]

ไอ (ai)

  1. vapor.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (to cough). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Dam ꪼꪮ, Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Zhuang ae, Saek ไอ๋, Tày ay.

Verb[edit]

ไอ (ai) (abstract noun การไอ)

  1. to cough.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From English i (the letter I/i).

Noun[edit]

ไอ (ai)

  1. the letter I/i.