ໄອ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔaj˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔaj˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໄອ
  • Rhymes: -aj

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (“to cough”). Cognate with Thai ไอ (ai), Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lü ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Dam ꪼꪮ, Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Zhuang ae, Saek ไอ๋.

Verb

ໄອ • (ʼai) (abstract noun ການໄອ)

  1. to cough

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai ไอ (ai), Lü ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).

Noun

ໄອ • (ʼai)

  1. steam
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