เก้าอี้

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Thai

Etymology

From Teochew 交椅 (gao1 in2). Cognate with Lao ເກົ້າອີ້ (kao ʼī), Khmer កៅអី (kawʼəy).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเก้าอี้
e k ˆ ā ɒ ī ˆ
Phonemic
เก้า-อี้
e k ˆ ā – ɒ ī ˆ
RomanizationPaiboongâo-îi
Royal Institutekao-i
(standard) IPA(key)/kaw˥˩.ʔiː˥˩/(R)

Noun

เก้าอี้ (gâo-îi) (classifier ตัว)

  1. chair.
  2. (figurative) authority; office.