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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).
Noun
ไอ • (ai)
- vapor.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (“to cough”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü 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)
- to cough.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From English i (“the letter I/i”).
Noun
ไอ • (ai)
- The name of the Latin-script letter I/i.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) ตัวอักษร; เอ, บี, ซี, ดี, อี, เอฟ, จี, เอช / เฮช, ไอ, เจ, เค, แอล, เอ็ม, เอ็น, โอ, พี, คิว, อาร์, เอส, ที, ยู, วี, ดับเบิลยู / ดับบลิว, เอกซ์ / เอ็กซ์, วาย, แซด / ซี