ฝ่าย

See also: ฝ้าย

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ຝ່າຍ (fāi), Northern Thai ᨺ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨿ, ᦚᦻᧈ (ḟaay¹), Tai Dam ꪠ꪿ꪱꪥ, Shan ၽၢႆႇ (phàai) or ၾၢႆႇ (fàai), Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicฝ่าย
f ˋ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonfàai
Royal Institutefai
(standard) IPA(key)/faːj˨˩/(R)

Noun

ฝ่าย • (fàai)

  1. part; section; side.
  2. faction; party.

Derived terms