ง่าย
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See also: งาย
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋaːjᴮ⁴ (“easy”), from Proto-Tai *ŋaːjᴮ (“easy”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ງ່າຍ (ngāi), Lü ᦇᦻᧈ (ngaay¹), Shan ငၢႆႈ (ngāai), Tai Dam ꪉ꪿ꪱꪥ, Tai Dón ꪉꪱꪥꫀ, Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥭ (ngaay), Phake ငႝ (ṅay), Ahom 𑜂𑜩 (ṅay), Zhuang ngaih, Saek หง้าย.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ง่าย ŋ ˋ ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ngâai |
| Royal Institute | ngai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ŋaːj˥˩/(R) | |
Adjective
[edit]ง่าย • (ngâai) (abstract noun ความง่าย)
Descendants
[edit]- → Khmer: ងាយ (ngiəy)