ᨩᩲ᩶

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʑaɰꟲ (“to commission”). Cognate with Thai ใช้ (chái), Lao ໃຊ້ (sai), Lü ᦺᦋᧉ (tsay²), Shan ၸႂ်ႉ (tsâ̰ue), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨩᩲ᩶
Phonemicไช้
ai d͡ʑ ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonchái
Royal Institutechai
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaj˦˥/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaj˥˥˧/

Verb

ᨩᩲ᩶ • (cháai) (abstract noun ᨠᩣ᩠ᩁᨩᩲ᩶)

  1. to use
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