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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Khmer ពាយ (piəy), Lao ວາຍ (wāi).
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Verb
วาย • (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)
- to expire; to terminate; to stop; to die.
- to lose: to undergo the deprivation of.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old Khmer វាយ៑ (vāy, “to hit; to strike; to beat; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer វាយ (viəy).
Verb
วาย • (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)
- (archaic) to hit; to strike; to beat.
Etymology 3
Adjective
วาย • (waai)
- (found in combination) undefined.
Derived terms
Etymology 4
From English wye.
Noun
วาย • (waai)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) ตัวอักษร; เอ, บี, ซี, ดี, อี, เอฟ, จี, เอช / เฮช, ไอ, เจ, เค, แอล, เอ็ม, เอ็น, โอ, พี, คิว, อาร์, เอส, ที, ยู, วี, ดับเบิลยู / ดับบลิว, เอกซ์ / เอ็กซ์, วาย, แซด / ซี
Etymology 5
From English Y, the first letter in yuri, from the romaji of Japanese 百合 (yuri).
Noun
วาย • (waai)
- (slang) yuri: a genre of lesbian fiction.
- (slang) womance.
- (slang) person interested in yuri or womance.
- (slang) woman in a womantic relationship.
Etymology 6
From English Y, the first letter in yaoi, from the romaji of Japanese やおい (yaoi).
Noun
วาย • (waai)
- (slang) yaoi: a genre of gay fiction.
- (slang) bromance.
- (slang) person interested in yaoi or bromance.
- (slang) man in a bromantic relationship.