ด้าย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.daːjꟲ (“thread”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨯ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ດ້າຍ (dāi), Lü ᦡᦻᧉ (ḋaay²), Shan လၢႆႈ (lāai, “silk”), Ahom 𑜓𑜩 (day, “thread”) or 𑜃𑜩 (nay, “silk”) or 𑜎𑜩 (lay, “silk”), Nong Zhuang ndaij.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ด้าย ɗ ˆ ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	dâai
	Royal Institute	dai
(standard) IPA(key)		/daːj˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ได้

Noun

ด้าย • (dâai)

1. thread, string, cord, yarn.

See also

• เชือก (chʉ̂ʉak)