คาย

See also: ค่าย

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicคาย
g ā y
RomanizationPaiboonkaai
Royal Institutekhai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːj˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːjᴬ (“to put out of the mouth”). Cognate with Lao ຄາຍ (khāi), Shan ၶၢႆး (kháay), Saek กฺ๊าย.

Verb

คาย • (kaai) (abstract noun การคาย)

  1. to spit out.
  2. to emit.
  3. to loosen; to untwine (intr.).
  4. to reveal.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

คาย • (kaai)

  1. irritant; powder or spinule that irritates

Adjective

คาย • (kaai)

  1. itchy; irritating
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