ควาย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːjᴬ (water buffalo). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ; Lao ຄວາຍ (khuāi); ᦩᦻ (xvaay); Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪥ; Shan ၵႂၢႆး (kwáay); Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥭᥰ (xaay2); Zhuang vaiz; Saek ว๊าย.

Pronunciation

Orthographicควาย
gwāy
Phonemicคฺวาย
g̥wāy
RomanizationPaiboonkwaai
Royal Institutekhwai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaːj˧/

Noun

ควาย (kwaai)

  1. (sometimes considered vulgar) water buffalo: the animal Bubalus bubalis of the family Bovidae.
  2. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) (อี~, ไอ้~) idiot; stupid person.

Usage notes

  • (water buffalo): For formality or politeness, the term is often replaced by กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ).

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Adjective

ควาย (kwaai) (abstract noun ความควาย)

  1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) idiot; ignorant; stupid; unintelligent.
  2. (slang, sometimes vulgar, offensive) very large.

Synonyms

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