ຝ່າຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ຝ່າຽ (fāi) — dated

Etymology

Compare Thai ฝ่าย (fàai).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [faːj˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [faːj˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຝ່າຍ
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

ຝ່າຍ • (fāi)

  1. side, party, group
    ຝ່າຍຂວາ ― fāikhuā ― right-wing (literally, “right side”)
  2. part, section
    ຝ່າຍບໍລິຫານ ― fāibǭ li hān ― administrative department
  3. direction, side (spatial)
    ຝ່າຍເຮົາ ― fāihao ― our side

Derived terms

  • ຝ່າຍຄ້ານ (fāi khān) — opposition party
  • ຝ່າຍນອກ (fāi nǭk) — outside group
  • ສອງຝ່າຍ (sǭng fāi) — both sides/parties

Noun

ຝ່າຍ • (fāi)

  1. administrative title (historical): district chief in feudal Lao society

Usage notes

- Modern usage emphasizes political/social groupings (e.g., ຝ່າຍການເມືອງ ― fāi kān mư̄ang ― political party).

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