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ค่อย

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *gɔːjᴮ (gradually, slowly).[1]

Cognate with Lao ຄ່ອຍ (khǭi), Shan ၵွႆႈ (kāui), Zhuang goih and hoih (dialectal).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicค่อย
g ˋ ɒ y
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ค็่อย
g ˘ ˋ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̂i
Royal Institutekhoi
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesข้อย

Adverb

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ค่อย (kɔ̂i) (abstract noun ความค่อย)

  1. gradually; little-by-little.
  2. gently; softly.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 361