ไหว

See also: ไหว้

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.wajᴬ (to shake).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩱ, Lao ໄຫວ (h), Tai Dam ꪼꪪ, ᦺᦛ (v̇ay), Shan ဝႆ (wǎi), Phake ဝႝ (way), Ahom *𑜈𑜩 (*bay), Nong Zhuang vae, Zuojiang Zhuang vaej.

Pronunciation

Orthographicไหว
ai h w
Phonemic
ไหฺว
ai h ̥ w
RomanizationPaiboonwǎi
Royal Institutewai
(standard) IPA(key)/waj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ไหว • (wǎi) (abstract noun การไหว or ความไหว)

  1. to wave; to shift, to move, to be in motion; to sway, to shake, to quake.
  2. (often found after a verb) to be capable (of doing something); to be able, be within one's ability, have a capacity, or be possible (to do something).

Derived terms

Adjective

ไหว • (wǎi)

  1. (slang) okay; fine; all right.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 351