คาย

See also: ค่าย

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คาย g ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	kaai
	Royal Institute	khai
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰaːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːjᴬ (“to put out of the mouth”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຄາຍ (khāi), Lü ᦆᦻ (xaay), Shan ၶၢႆး (kháai), Saek กฺ๊าย, Nong Zhuang haiz, Tày cài.

Verb

คาย • (kaai) (abstract noun การคาย)

1. to spit out.
2. to emit.
3. to loosen; to untwine (intr.).
4. to reveal.

Synonyms

• (to loosen): คลาย (klaai)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Tày cài.

Noun

คาย • (kaai)

1. irritant; powder or spinule that irritates

Adjective

คาย • (kaai)

1. itchy; irritating