หงาย

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰŋaːjᴬ; cognate with Lao ຫງາຍ (ngāi), Shan ငၢႆ (ngǎai), Tày hai.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหงาย
h ŋ ā y
Phonemic
หฺงาย
h ̥ ŋ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonngǎai
Royal Institutengai
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋaːj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

หงาย (ngǎai) (abstract noun การหงาย)

  1. to supine
  2. to shine; to wax