อวย

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicอวย
ɒwy
RomanizationPaiboonuai
Royal Instituteuai
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔua̯j˧/

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 (ʾaoy).

Alternative forms

Verb

อวย (uai) (abstract noun การอวย)

  1. (usually of something favourable) to give.
  2. (slang, often derogatory or sarcastic) to advertise; to boost; to promote; to praise; to publicise.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

อวย (uai)

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