ໄຟ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”). Cognate with Thai ไฟ (fai), Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (pháy) or ၾႆး (fáy), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fay²), Zhuang feiz, Bouyei fix, Saek วี๊.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fai˦˥/

Noun

ໄຟ • (fai)

fire

Derived terms

ກັບໄຟ (kap fai, “match”)
ເຕົາໄຟ (tao fai, “stove”)
ຖ່ານໄຟ (thān fai, “embery, battery”)
ຖ່ານໄຟສາຍ (thān fai sāi, “lead-acid battery”)
ປັກສຽບໄຟ (pak sīap fai, “adapter”)
ໄຟສາຍ (fai sāi, “torch, flashlight”)
ໄຟຟ້າ (fai fā, “electricity”)
ຫມໍ້ໄຟ (mǭ fai), ໝໍ້ໄຟ (mǭ fai, “battery”)

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