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ห้วย

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *qrwɤjꟲ (mountain stream). Cognate with Lao ຫ້ວຍ (wany), ᦠᦽᧉ (ḣoy²), Shan ႁူၺ်ႈ (hōi), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜐𑜫 (ruñ), Saek รี̂, Zuojiang Zhuang khui [Ningming] or hui [Longzhou]. Compare Middle Chinese (MC sywijX).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicห้วย
h ˆ w y
RomanizationPaiboonhûai
Royal Institutehuai
(standard) IPA(key)/hua̯j˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ห้วย (hûai)

  1. hollow place containing water flowing from a mountain, such as a stream, brook, river, etc.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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