ถวาย

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Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer ថ្វាយ (thvāya), ថ្វាយ៑ (thvāy), តវាយ (tâvāya), ត្វាយ៑ (tvāy), ថ្វៃ (thvai, to make an offering, present, or make a gift (to gods, royalty, etc)); or from Old Mon တွာဲ (twāy, to present (to a king)). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩻ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Modern Khmer ថ្វាយ (thvaay). Extended as Thai ดงวาย, ตังวาย.

Pronunciation

Orthographicถวาย
tʰ w ā y
Phonemic
ถะ-หฺวาย
tʰ a – h ̥ w ā y
RomanizationPaiboontà-wǎai
Royal Institutetha-wai
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˨˩.waːj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ถวาย (tà-wǎai) (abstract noun การถวาย)

  1. to offer, present, give, donate, or dedicate (to gods, priests, or royal persons).