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See also: ไป่ and Appendix:Variations of "pai"
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *pajᴬ (“to go”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩱ (pai), Khün ᨻᩱ (pai), Lao ໄປ (pai), Lü ᦺᦔ (ṗay) and ᦺᦗ (pay), Tai Dam ꪼꪜ, Shan ပႆ (pǎi), Aiton ပႝ (pay), Phake ပႝ (pay), Nùng páy, Zhuang bae, Bouyei bail, Tày pây, Phu Thai ไป๋.
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | ไป ai p | |
Romanization | Paiboon | bpai |
Royal Institute | pai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /paj˧/(R) |
Verb
[edit]ไป • (bpai) (abstract noun การไป)
Adverb
[edit]ไป • (bpai)
- used to indicate motion away from the speaker's direction.
- used to indicate motion that still continues or that continues up to a certain point of time.
- too much.
Interjection
[edit]ไป • (bpai)