ໄຂ້

See also: ໄຂ່

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *k.rajꟲ (“illness; fever”). Compare Thai ไข้ (kâi), Lü ᦺᦃᧉ (ẋay²) and Shan ၶႆႈ (khāi, “to be ill or sick, to ache”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰaj˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰaj˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ໄຂ້
• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

ໄຂ້ • (khai)

1. fever

Derived terms

• ໄຂ້ປ່າ (khai pā)
• ໄຂ້ຍຸງ (khai nyung)

See also

• ໂລກ (lōk)