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วาย

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See also: ว่าย

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicวาย
w ā y
RomanizationPaiboonwaai
Royal Institutewai
(standard) IPA(key)/waːj˧/(R)
Homophonesไวน์

Etymology 1

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Compare Khmer ពាយ (piəy), Lao ວາຍ (wāi).

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Verb

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วาย (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)

  1. to expire; to terminate; to stop; to die.
  2. to lose: to undergo the deprivation of.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Old Khmer វាយ៑ (vāy, to hit; to strike; to beat; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer វាយ (viəy).

Verb

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วาย (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)

  1. (archaic) to hit; to strike; to beat.

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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วาย (waai)

  1. (found in combination) undefined.
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Etymology 4

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From English wye.

Noun

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วาย (waai)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.
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Etymology 5

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From English Y, the first letter in yuri, from the romaji of Japanese 百合 (yuri).

Noun

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วาย (waai)

  1. (slang) yuri: a genre of lesbian fiction.
  2. (slang) womance.
  3. (slang) person interested in yuri or womance.
  4. (slang) woman in a womantic relationship.

Etymology 6

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From English Y, the first letter in yaoi, from the romaji of Japanese やおい (yaoi).

Noun

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วาย (waai)

  1. (slang) yaoi: a genre of gay fiction.
  2. (slang) bromance.
  3. (slang) person interested in yaoi or bromance.
  4. (slang) man in a bromantic relationship.