ควาย

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Thai

water buffalo

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːjᴬ (water buffalo). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ, Isan ควย, Lao ຄວາຍ (khuāi), ᦩᦻ (xwaay), Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪥ (kwaay4), Tai Dón ꪅꪫꪱꪥ (xwaay4), Tai Daeng ꪃꪫꪱꪥ (khwaay4), Shan ၵႂၢႆး (kwáai), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥭᥰ (xäay), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜩 (khoy) or 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang vaiz, Saek ว๊าย.

Pronunciation

Orthographicควาย
g w ā y
Phonemic
คฺวาย
g ̥ w ā y
RomanizationPaiboonkwaai
Royal Institutekhwai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaːj˧/(R)

Noun

ควาย (kwaai) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (sometimes considered vulgar) water buffalo: the animal Bubalus bubalis of the family Bovidae.
  2. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, very offensive) (อี~, ไอ้~) stupid person; idiot.

Usage notes

  • (water buffalo): For formality or politeness, the term is often replaced by กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ).

Synonyms

water buffalo

Derived terms

Adjective

ควาย (kwaai)

  1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, very offensive) stupid; idiot.
  2. (slang, sometimes considered vulgar and offensive) very large.

Synonyms