ຂາຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຂາຽ (khāi) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːjᴬ (“to sell”). Cognate with Thai ขาย (kǎai), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦃᦻ (ẋaay), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪥ, Shan ၶၢႆ (khǎai), Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang gai, Bouyei gaail. Compare Proto-Kam-Sui *kwe¹ (“to sell”) (whence Sui beel).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຂາຍ
• Rhymes: -aːj

Verb

ຂາຍ • (khāi) (abstract noun ການຂາຍ)

1. to sell

Usage notes

The word ຂາຍ is commonly used on its own on signs for the same meaning as for sale in English.

Derived terms

• ຮ້ານຂາຍຢາ (hān khāi yā)