ไว้

See also: ไว

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ໄວ້ (wai), Lü ᦺᦞᧉ (vay2), Shan ဝႆႉ (way5).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicไว้
ai w ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonwái
Royal Institutewai
(standard) IPA(key)/waj˦˥/

Verb

ไว้ • (wái) (abstract noun การไว้)

  1. to keep; to save; to hold.
  2. to take care of; to guard (one's honor, reputation, etc.).
  3. to preserve; to maintain; to retain; to reserve.
  4. to wear; to grow; to sprout (a moustache, a beard, etc.).
  5. to make (an interval); to leave (a place).
  6. (auxiliary) Used with verbs to convey a sense of completion or to reinforce its meaning.

Derived terms

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