ถอย
Thai
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 退 (MC tʰuʌiH, “step back, withdraw”). Cognate with Lao ຖອຍ (thǭi), Lü ᦏᦾ (ṫhoay), Shan ထွႆ (thǒay).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ถอย tʰ ɒ y | |
| Phonemic {Short} | ถ็อย tʰ ˘ ɒ y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tɔ̌i |
| Royal Institute | thoi | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰɔj˩˩˦/ | |
Verb
ถอย • (tɔ̌i) (abstract noun การถอย)
- to move backwards
- to retreat; to withdraw.