ห้อย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *hoːjꟲ (“to hang down”). Cognate with Lao ຫ້ອຍ, Lü ᦠᦾᧉ (ḣoay²), Tai Dam ꪬ꫁ꪮꪥ, Tai Dón ꪬꪮꪥꫂ, Shan ႁွႆႈ (hāui), Tai Nüa ᥞᥩᥭᥲ (hòay), Phake ꩭွႝ (hoy), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜩 (roy), Zhuang hoij, Zuojiang Zhuang hoij.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ห้อย h ˆ ɒ y
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		ฮ็่อย ɦ ˘ ˋ ɒ y
Romanization	Paiboon	hɔ̂i
	Royal Institute	hoi
(standard) IPA(key)		/hɔj˥˩/(R)

Verb

ห้อย • (hɔ̂i) (abstract noun การห้อย)

1. to hang; to suspend; to be suspended.