ห้อย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *hoːjꟲ (to hang down).[1]

Cognate with Lao ຫ້ອຍ (hǭi), ᦠᦾᧉ (ḣoay²), Tai Dam ꪬ꫁ꪮꪥ, Tai Dón ꪬꪮꪥꫂ, Shan ႁွႆႈ (hāui), Tai Nüa ᥞᥩᥭᥲ (hòay), Phake ꩭွႝ (hoy), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜩 (roy), Zhuang hoij (dialectal), Zuojiang Zhuang hoij.

Pronunciation

Orthographicห้อย
h ˆ ɒ y
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ฮ็่อย
ɦ ˘ ˋ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonhɔ̂i
Royal Institutehoi
(standard) IPA(key)/hɔj˥˩/(R)

Verb

ห้อย • (hɔ̂i) (abstract noun การห้อย)

  1. to hang; to suspend; to be suspended.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 357