ลำไย

Thai

ลำไย (1)

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ลำไย l å ai y
Phonemic		ลำ-ไย l å – ai y
Romanization	Paiboon	lam-yai
	Royal Institute	lam-yai
(standard) IPA(key)		/lam˧.jaj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Probably from Chinese 龍眼／龙眼 (lóngyǎn).

Noun

ลำไย • (lam-yai)

1. (botany) longan: the plant Dimocarpus longan of the family Sapindaceae.
2. (botany and dialect) white mango, Malaysian mango: the plant Mangifera caesia of the family Anacardiaceae.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with ลองกอง (lɔɔng-gɔɔng).

Etymology 2

Changed from รำคาญ (ram-kaan).

Verb

ลำไย • (lam-yai) (abstract noun การลำไย or ความลำไย)

1. (slang) to be annoyed or annoying.