ปอย

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ปอย p ɒ y
Romanization	Paiboon	bpɔɔi
	Royal Institute	poi
(standard) IPA(key)		/pɔːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

ปอย • (bpɔɔi)

1. lock or tuft of hair

Etymology 2

Compare Burmese ပွဲ (pwai:, “festival, ceremony”), Shan ပွႆး (páui), Northern Thai ᨻᩬ᩠ᨿ.

Noun

ปอย • (bpɔɔi)

1. festival, ceremony (used in compounds)