ให้

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *haɰᶜ (to give), from Middle Chinese (MC hɨʌX, “to allow”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩨ᩶, Lao ໃຫ້ (hai), ᦠᦹᧉ (ḣue2), Tai Dam ꪻꪬ꫁, Shan ႁႂ်ႈ (hāue), Ahom 𑜑𑜧 (haw), Zhuang hawj.

Pronunciation

Orthographicให้
auhˆ
Phonemicไฮ่
aiʔˋ
RomanizationPaiboonhâi
Royal Institutehai
(standard) IPA(key)/haj˥˩/
Homophonesไห้

Verb

ให้ (hâi) (abstract noun การให้)

  1. to give; to grant.
  2. (law) to gratuitously give; to donate.
  3. to allow; to permit.
  4. (auxiliary, causative) used to express a permission, requirement, command, expectation, or wish.

See also

Noun

ให้ (hâi)

  1. (law) gratuitous gift; donation.

Preposition

ให้ (hâi)

  1. to; for; that, so that.
  2. for, for the sake of, or on behalf of (someone).
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