ภัย

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pai"

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit भय (bhaya, fear; fright); probably via Angkorian Old Khmer bhay, bhaya (fear; fright). Compare Old Khmer bhai, bhaiya, bhaiyya; Modern Khmer ភ័យ (phɨy). Cognate with Thai ภย; Lao ໄພ (phai).

Pronunciation

Orthographicภัย
y
Phonemicไพ
aib
RomanizationPaiboonpai
Royal Institutephai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaj˧/
Homophonesไพ

Noun

ภัย (pai)

  1. fear; fright.
  2. source thereof, as thief, outlaw, danger, peril, disease, disaster, risk, etc.

Derived terms

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