waail

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *hwaːjᴬ (“dam”). Cognate with Thai ฝาย (fǎai), Northern Thai ᨺᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຝາຍ (fāi), Lü ᦚᦻ (ḟaay), Shan ၽၢႆ (phǎai) or ၾၢႆ (fǎai), Zhuang fai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waːi˨˦/

Noun

waail

  1. dam
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