Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *hwaːjᴬ (“dam”). Cognate with Thai ฝาย (fǎai), Northern Thai ᨺᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦚᦻ (ḟaay), Shan ၽၢႆ (phǎai) or ၾၢႆ (fǎai), Bouyei waail, Zhuang fai.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [faːj˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [faːj˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ຝາຍ
- Rhymes: -aːj
ຝາຍ • (fāi)
- dam; weir