ไห้

See also: ไห

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *t.hajꟲ (to weep).[1]

Cognate with Isan ไห่ or ไห้, Lao ໄຫ້ (hai), Shan ႁႆႈ (hāi), Ahom 𑜑𑜩 (hay) or 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang daej and haej (dialectal).

Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngeec (to weep, to cry), Southern Kam ngees (to weep, to cry), Proto-Hlai *C-ŋiːʔ (whence ŋej³~ŋaj³ across the modern lects).

Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (to cry, to weep).

Pronunciation

Orthographicไห้
ai h ˆ
Phonemic
ไฮ่
ai ɦ ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonhâi
Royal Institutehai
(standard) IPA(key)/haj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesให้

Verb

ไห้ • (hâi)

  1. (archaic) to cry; to weep; to wail.

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References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 348