ᨼᩱ

See also: ᨼ᩶ᩣ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay),Thai ไฟ (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.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨼᩱ
Phonemic		ไฟ ai f
Romanization	Paiboon	fai
	Royal Institute	fai
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/faj˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/faj˧˧˦/

Noun

ᨼᩱ • (fai)

1. fire