ไฟ

Isan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”).

Noun

ไฟ (fai)

  1. fire
  2. light
  3. electricity

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lao ໄຟ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Tai Dón ꪼꪡ, Tai Daeng ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (phái) or ၾႆး (fái), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Phake ၸႝ (phay), Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay), Zhuang feiz, Bouyei fix, Saek วี๊. Compare Proto-Be *vəːjᴬ².

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicไฟ
ai v
RomanizationPaiboonfai
Royal Institutefai
(standard) IPA(key)/faj˧/(R)

Noun

ไฟ • (fai)

  1. fire; flame.
  2. light; light source.
  3. (colloquial) electricity.
  4. (slang) energy; spirit; vitality.

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