พายุ

See also: พาย

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pali vāyu (“wind”), from Sanskrit वायु (vāyu). Cognate with Modern Khmer ព្យុះ (pyuh); Lao ພາຍຸ (ph), ວາຍຸ (w). Compare Old Khmer vyuha.

Pronunciation

Orthographicพายุ
b ā y u
Phonemic
พา-ยุ
b ā – y u
RomanizationPaiboonpaa-yú
Royal Institutepha-yu
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaː˧.juʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

พายุ • (paa-yú)

  1. (elegant, poetic) air; breath; wind.
  2. (classifier ลูก) storm; tempest.

Derived terms

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