ໄຟ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”).

Cognate with Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay),Thai ไฟ (fai), Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Tai Dón ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (phái) or ၾႆး (fái), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Zhuang feiz, Bouyei fix, Saek วี๊.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [faj˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [faj˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໄຟ
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Homophone: ໄຟລ໌ (flai)

Noun

ໄຟ • (fai)

  1. fire
  2. light

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