ไอ

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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ไอ (ai)

  1. vapor.
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (to cough). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), 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

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ไอ (ai) (abstract noun การไอ)

  1. to cough.
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Etymology 3

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From English i (the letter I/i).

Noun

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ไอ (ai)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter I/i.
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