คาย

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See also: ค่าย

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicคาย
g ā y
RomanizationPaiboonkaai
Royal Institutekhai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːjᴬ (to put out of the mouth). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຄາຍ (khāi), ᦆᦻ (xaay), Shan ၶၢႆး (kháai), Saek กฺ๊าย, Nong Zhuang haiz, Tày cài.

Verb

คาย (kaai) (abstract noun การคาย)

  1. to spit out.
  2. to emit.
  3. to loosen; to untwine (intr.).
  4. to reveal.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Tày cài.

Noun

คาย (kaai)

  1. irritant; powder or spinule that irritates

Adjective

คาย (kaai)

  1. itchy; irritating