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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *C̥.waːjᴬ; cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຫວາຍ (wāi), Shan ဝၢႆ (wǎai), Ahom 𑜈𑜩 (bay). Compare Proto-Austronesian *quay (whence Amis 'oway, Paiwan quay, Tagalog uway, Eastern Cham ꨨꨥꨬ (havei)).
Pronunciation
Noun
หวาย • (wǎai)
- rattan.