ၽႆး

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰaj˥/
• Rhymes: -aj

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay),Thai ไฟ (fai), Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lao ໄຟ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Zhuang feiz, Bouyei fix, Saek วี๊.

Alternative forms

• ၾႆး (fái)

Noun

ၽႆး • (phái)

1. fire

Derived terms

• ႁိူၼ်းၽႆး (hóen phái)

Etymology 2

Noun

ၽႆး • (phái)

1. additional silver put into alloyed silver to raise its value