ไชโย

Thai

Etymology

From ชัย (chai), ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”). Cognate with Khmer ជយោ (cĕəʼyoo), Hindi जय हो (jay ho).

Pronunciation

Orthographicไชโย
ai d͡ʑ o y
Phonemic
ไช-โย
ai d͡ʑ – o y
RomanizationPaiboonchai-yoo
Royal Institutechai-yo
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaj˧.joː˧/(R)

Interjection

ไชโย • (chai-yoo)

  1. cheers!
  2. hurray!

See also

  • ชนแก้ว
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