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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *C̥.wajᴬ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩱ, Lao ໄຫວ (wai), Tai Dam ꪼꪪ, Lü ᦺᦛ (v̇ay), Shan ဝႆ (wǎi), Phake ဝႝ (way), Ahom *𑜈𑜩 (*bay), Nong Zhuang vae, Zuojiang Zhuang vaej.
Pronunciation
Verb
ไหว • (wǎi) (abstract noun การไหว or ความไหว)
- to wave; to shift, to move, to be in motion; to sway, to shake, to quake.
- (often found after a verb) to be capable (of doing something); to be able, be within one's ability, have a capacity, or be possible (to do something).
Derived terms
Adjective
ไหว • (wǎi)
- (slang) okay; fine; all right.