ไห้

See also: ไห

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *t.hajꟲ (“to weep”). Cognate with Isan ไห่ or ไห้, Lao ໄຫ້ (hai), Shan ႁႆႈ (hāi), Ahom 𑜑𑜩 (hay) or 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang haej. Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngeec (“to weep, to cry”), Southern Kam ngees (“to weep, to cry”), Proto-Hlai *C-ŋiːʔ (whence ŋej³~ŋaj³ across the modern lects). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (“to cry, to weep”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ไห้ ai h ˆ
Phonemic		ไฮ่ ai ɦ ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	hâi
	Royal Institute	hai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/haj˥˩/^(R)
Homophones edit		ให้

Verb

ไห้ • (hâi)

(archaic) to cry; to weep; to wail.

Synonyms

See ร้องไห้ (rɔ́ɔng-hâai).

Derived terms

ไก่ไห้
เต่าไห้
ร้องไห้ (rɔ́ɔng-hâai)
ร่ำไห้ (râm-hâi)
โหยไห้

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