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ย้อย

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Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ຍ້ອຍ (nyǭi), ᦍᦾᧉ (yoay²), Shan ယွႆႉ (yâ̰ui), Tai Nüa ᥕᥩᥭᥳ (yȯay), Ahom 𑜊𑜨𑜩 (jʸoy), Zhuang yoix.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicย้อย
y ˆ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonyɔ́ɔi
Royal Instituteyoi
(standard) IPA(key)/jɔːj˦˥/(R)

Verb

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ย้อย (yɔ́ɔi) (abstract noun การย้อย)

  1. to droop; to suspend
  2. to drop; to drip; to trickle down