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อาย

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See also: อายุ

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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อาย m

  1. Thai script form of āya (income)

Declension

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicอาย
ɒ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonaai
Royal Instituteai
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʔaːjᴬ³ (shy, embarrasesd) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩣ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᩋᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ອາຍ (ʼāi), ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Tai Dam ꪮꪱꪥ, Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).

Verb

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อาย (aai) (abstract noun การอาย or ความอาย)

  1. to be shy.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Changed from ไอ (ai, vapor).

Noun

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อาย (aai)

  1. smell; odor.