อวย

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicอวย
ɒ w y
RomanizationPaiboonuai
Royal Instituteuai
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔua̯j˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer oʼaya, oy, oya, oyy, oyya, oyaya, uy, ūya (“to cause, to make; to give; to allow, to let, to permit; on behalf of; so that; etc”). Compare Modern Khmer ឲ្យ (ʼaoy).

Alternative forms
  • โอย (ooi)

Verb

อวย • (uai) (abstract noun การอวย)

  1. (usually of something favourable) to give; to grant.
    อวยพร
    uai pɔɔn
    to give blessings (to)
    อวยยศ
    uai yót
    to confer a title (upon)
  2. (slang, often derogatory or sarcastic) to advertise; to boost; to promote; to praise; to publicise.
Synonyms
to give

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

อวย • (uai)

  1. ceramic or earthen pot with a handle or handles.
Derived terms
  • หมูในอวย
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