ไฟเขียว

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Thai

Etymology

From ไฟ (fai, light) +‎ เขียว (kǐao, green); perhaps calque of English green light.

Pronunciation

Orthographicไฟเขียว
ai f e kʰ ī y w
Phonemic
ไฟ-เขียว
ai f – e kʰ ī y w
RomanizationPaiboonfai-kǐao
Royal Institutefai-khiao
(standard) IPA(key)/faj˧.kʰia̯w˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ไฟเขียว (fai-kǐao)

  1. (colloquial) green light: traffic light.

Usage notes

Verb

ไฟเขียว (fai-kǐao)

  1. (slang) to give green light: to give permission or approval.