ถอย

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 退 (MC tʰuʌiH, “step back, withdraw”). Cognate with Lao ຖອຍ (thǭi), Lü ᦏᦾ (ṫhoay), Shan ထွႆ (thoay1).

Pronunciation

Orthographicถอย
tʰ ɒ y
Phonemic
{Short}		ถ็อย
tʰ ˘ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboontɔ̌i
Royal Institutethoi
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɔj˩˩˦/

Verb

ถอย • (tɔ̌i) (abstract noun การถอย)

  1. to move backwards
  2. to retreat; to withdraw.
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