จ่าย

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Angkorian Old Khmer ចាយ៑ (cāy) or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ចាយ៑ (cāy, to give out; to scatter; to disperse; to dispose of). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចាយ (caay), Lao ຈ່າຍ (chāi). Extended as จำหน่าย (jam-nàai).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicจ่าย
t͡ɕ ˋ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonjàai
Royal Institutechai
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaːj˨˩/(R)

Verb

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จ่าย (jàai) (abstract noun การจ่าย)

  1. to disburse; to distribute; to give out; to hand out.
    จ่ายยา  ―  jàai yaa  ―  to disburse medicine (to someone)
  2. (of money) to disburse, to pay out; to pay, to spend.
    จ่ายค่าปรับ  ―  jàai kâa-bpràp  ―  to pay a fine
    ต้องจ่ายเงินไหม  ―  dtɔ̂ng jàai ngən mǎi  ―  Do I need to pay (spend money)?
    จ่ายหนี้  ―  jàai nîi  ―  to pay a (monetary) debt
  3. to buy; to purchase.
    จ่ายกับข้าว  ―  jàai gàp-kâao  ―  to purchase food
  4. to shop: to visit for purchasing or examining goods.
    จ่ายตลาด  ―  jàai dtà-làat  ―  (literally) to shop a market

Derived terms

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