ไอ
See also: ไอ้
Thai
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ไอ ai ɒ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ai |
| Royal Institute | ai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaj˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).
Noun
[edit]ไอ • (ai)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (“to cough”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü 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)
- to cough.
Derived terms
[edit]- ไอกรน (ai-gron)
Etymology 3
[edit]From English i (“the letter I/i”).
Noun
[edit]ไอ • (ai)
- The name of the Latin-script letter I/i.