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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *t.hajꟲ (“to weep”). Cognate with Isan ไห่ or ไห้, Lao ໄຫ້ (hai), Shan ႁႆႈ (hāi), Ahom 𑜑𑜩 (hay) or 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang haej. Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngeec (“to weep, to cry”), Southern Kam ngees (“to weep, to cry”), Proto-Hlai *C-ŋiːʔ (whence ŋej³~ŋaj³ across the modern lects). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (“to cry, to weep”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ไห้ • (hâi)
- (archaic) to cry; to weep; to wail.
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