วาย

Compare Khmer ពាយ (piəy), Lao ວາຍ (wāi).

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วาย • (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)

1. to expire; to terminate; to stop; to die.
2. to lose: to undergo the deprivation of.

Borrowed from Old Khmer វាយ៑ (vāy, “to hit; to strike; to beat; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer វាយ (viəy).

วาย • (waai) (abstract noun การวาย)

1. (archaic) to hit; to strike; to beat.

วาย • (waai)

1. (found in combination) undefined.

From English wye.

วาย • (waai)

1. the letter Y/y.

From English Y, the first letter in yuri, from the romaji of Japanese 百合 (yuri).

วาย • (waai)

1. (slang) yuri: a genre of lesbian fiction.
2. (slang) womance.
3. (slang) person interested in yuri or womance.
4. (slang) woman in a womantic relationship.

From English Y, the first letter in yaoi, from the romaji of Japanese やおい (yaoi).

วาย • (waai)

1. (slang) yaoi: a genre of gay fiction.
2. (slang) bromance.
3. (slang) person interested in yaoi or bromance.
4. (slang) man in a bromantic relationship.