กำมะหยี่

Thai

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from English Cambay, from Gujarati કેમ્બે (kembe), a former Indian state where the textile was made.

Pronunciation

Orthographicกำมะหยี่
k å m a h y ī ˋ
Phonemic
กำ-มะ-หฺยี่
k å – m a – h ̥ y ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboongam-má-yìi
Royal Institutekam-ma-yi
(standard) IPA(key)/kam˧.ma˦˥.jiː˨˩/(R)

Noun

กำมะหยี่ • (gam-má-yìi)

  1. velvet; velour.

Descendants

  • Lao: ກຳມະຫຍີ່ (kam ma nyī)
  • Khmer: កម្ញី (kammñəy)