ไอ

See also: ไอ้

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicไอ
ai ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonai
Royal Instituteai
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).

Noun

ไอ • (ai)

  1. vapor.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

ไอ • (ai) (abstract noun การไอ)

  1. to cough.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From English i (“the letter I/i”).

Noun

ไอ • (ai)

  1. the letter I/i.
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