ไห้

See also: ไห

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *t.hajꟲ (“to weep”).

Cognate with Isan ไห่ or ไห้, Lao ໄຫ້ (hai), Shan ႁႆႈ (hāi), Ahom 𑜑𑜩 (hay) or 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang daej and haej (dialectal).

Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngeec (“to weep, to cry”), Southern Kam ngees (“to weep, to cry”), Proto-Hlai *C-ŋiːʔ (whence ŋej³~ŋaj³ across the modern lects).

Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (“to cry, to weep”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ไห้ ai h ˆ
Phonemic		ไฮ่ ai ɦ ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	hâi
	Royal Institute	hai
(standard) IPA(key)		/haj˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ให้

Verb

ไห้ • (hâi)

1. (archaic) to cry; to weep; to wail.

Synonyms

• See ร้องไห้ (rɔ́ɔng-hâai).

Derived terms

• ไก่ไห้
• เต่าไห้
• ร้องไห้ (rɔ́ɔng-hâai)
• ร่ำไห้ (râm-hâi)
• โหยไห้