ไอ

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See also: ไอ้

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicไอ
ai ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonai
Royal Instituteai
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ໄອ (ʼai), ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).

Noun

ไอ (ai)

  1. vapor.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (to cough). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Dam ꪼꪮ, Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Zhuang ae, Saek ไอ๋, Tày ay.

Verb

ไอ (ai) (abstract noun การไอ)

  1. to cough.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From English i (the letter I/i).

Noun

ไอ (ai)

  1. the letter I/i.