ว่าย

See also: วาย

Thai

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) หว้าย (hwâai)

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ຫວ້າຍ (huāi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦛᦻᧉ (v̇aay²), Shan ဝၢႆႈ (wāai), Zhuang vaij.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicว่าย
w ˋ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonwâai
Royal Institutewai
(standard) IPA(key)/waːj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesไหว้

Verb

ว่าย • (wâai) (abstract noun การว่าย)

  1. to swim.

Usage notes

It is usually followed by น้ำ (náam) becoming ว่ายน้ำ (wâai-náam).

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