ไต้

See also: ใต้

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ໄຕ້ (tai), ᦺᦎᧉ (ṫay²), Shan တႆႈ (tāi).

Pronunciation

Orthographicไต้
aitˆ
Phonemic
ต้าย
tˆāy
RomanizationPaiboondtâai
Royal Institutetai
(standard) IPA(key)/taːj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesใต้
Audio

Noun

ไต้ • (dtâai) (classifier ลูก or ลำ or เล่ม)

  1. torch: traditionally referring to one made of decayed wood mixed with rubber oil or dammar gum, often wrapped with myrtle bark or pandan leaves and fastened with bamboo stripes or put into bamboo tubes.

Synonyms

torch

Derived terms

  • ขี้ไต้
  • เข้าไต้เข้าไฟ
  • จุดไต้ตำตอ
  • ไต้ไฟ
  • ผีพุ่งไต้ (pǐi-pûng-dtâai)
  • เสาไต้
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