ถวาย

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer thvāya, tâvāya, tvāy, thvāy, thvai (“to make an offering, present, or make a gift (to gods, royalty, etc)”); or from Old Mon twāy (“to present (to a king)”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ថ្វាយ (thvaay). Extended as Thai ดงวาย, ตังวาย.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ถวาย tʰ w ā y
Phonemic		ถะ-หฺวาย tʰ a – h ̥ w ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	tà-wǎai
	Royal Institute	tha-wai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰa˨˩.waːj˩˩˦/

Verb

ถวาย • (tà-wǎai) (abstract noun การถวาย)

to offer, present, give, donate, or dedicate (to gods, priests, or royal persons).