ถวาย

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer ថ្វាយ (thvāya), ថ្វាយ៑ (thvāy), តវាយ (tâvāya), ត្វាយ៑ (tvāy), ថ្វៃ (thvai, “to make an offering, present, or make a gift (to gods, royalty, etc)”); or from Old Mon တွာဲ (twāy, “to present (to a king)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩻ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Modern Khmer ថ្វាយ (thvaay). Extended as Thai ดงวาย, ตังวาย.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ถวาย tʰ w ā y
Phonemic		ถะ-หฺวาย tʰ a – h ̥ w ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	tà-wǎai
	Royal Institute	tha-wai
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰa˨˩.waːj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ถวาย • (tà-wǎai) (abstract noun การถวาย)

1. to offer, present, give, donate, or dedicate (to gods, priests, or royal persons).