ไอ
See also: ไอ้
Thai
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | ไอ ai ɒ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | ai |
Royal Institute | ai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaj˧/(R) |
Etymology 1
Cognate with Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).
Noun
ไอ • (ai)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (“to cough”). Cognate with Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Zhuang ae, Saek ไอ๋.
Verb
ไอ • (ai) (abstract noun การไอ)
- to cough.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From English i (“the letter I/i”).
Noun
ไอ • (ai)