กำมะหยี่
Thai
Etymology
Probably from English Cambay, from Gujarati કેમ્બે (kembe), a former Indian state where the textile was made.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กำมะหยี่ k å m a h y ī ˋ | |
| Phonemic | กำ-มะ-หฺยี่ k å – m a – h ̥ y ī ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gam-má-yìi |
| Royal Institute | kam-ma-yi | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kam˧.ma˦˥.jiː˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
กำมะหยี่ • (gam-má-yìi)
- velvet; velour.
Descendants
- → Lao: ກຳມະຫຍີ່ (kam ma nyī)
- → Khmer: កម្ញី (kammñəy)