From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya, “absence or removal of fear; security; safety; protection from fear or danger; giving safety; etc.”) or Pali abhaya (“ibid.”). Cognate with Khmer អភ័យ (ʼaʼphɨy, “fearlessness; indulgence; forgiveness; to pardon; to forgive”) and Lao ອະໄພ (ʼa phai, “to forgive; to pardon; safety; security; pardon; forgiveness”). Equivalent to อ (ɔɔ, “no; not; without”) + ภัย (pai, “fear; danger”).
Orthographic | อภัย ɒ bʰ ạ y | ||
Phonemic | อะ-ไพ ɒ a – ai b | อะ-ไพ-ยะ- ɒ a – ai b – y a – | |
Romanization | Paiboon | à-pai | à-pai-yá- |
Royal Institute | a-phai | a-phai-ya- | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ʔa˨˩.pʰaj˧/(R) | /ʔa˨˩.pʰaj˧.ja˦˥./ |
อภัย • (à-pai)
อภัย • (à-pai) (abstract noun การอภัย)