ໃຈ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *caɰᴬ², from Proto-Tai *cɤɰᴬ (“heart; breath”). Cognate with Thai ใจ (jai), Northern Thai ᨧᩲ, Lü ᦺᦈ (ṫsay), Tai Dam ꪻꪊ, Shan ၸႂ် (tsǎue), Tai Nüa ᥓᥬ (tsaue), Phake ꩡၞ် (caü), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow), Phu Thai เจ๋อ.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaj˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaɰ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ໃຈ
• Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Noun

ໃຈ • (chai)

1. heart, mind, spirit

Derived terms

• ຈິງໃຈ (ching chai)
• ໃຈກາງ (chai kāng)
• ໃຈແຂງ (chai khǣng)
• ໃຈດຳ (chai dam)
• ພໍໃຈ (phǭ chai)
• ຫາຍໃຈ (hāi chai)