ໄອ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔaj˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔaj˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ໄອ
• Rhymes: -aj

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (“to cough”). Cognate with Thai ไอ (ai), Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lü ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Dam ꪼꪮ, Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Zhuang ae, Saek ไอ๋.

Verb

ໄອ • (ʼai) (abstract noun ການໄອ)

1. to cough

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai ไอ (ai), Lü ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay).

Noun

ໄອ • (ʼai)

1. steam