ลอย

ลอย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *loːjᴬ (“to swim”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩬ᩠ᨿ, Lao ລອຍ (lǭi), Lü ᦟᦾ (loay), Shan လွႆး (lóay), Ahom 𑜎𑜨𑜐𑜫 (lony) and 𑜃𑜨𑜩 (noy).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ลอย l ɒ y
Romanization	Paiboon	lɔɔi
	Royal Institute	loi
(standard) IPA(key)		/lɔːj˧/

Verb

ลอย • (lɔɔi) (abstract noun การลอย)

1. to float (on water or in the air)

Derived terms

• ลอยกระทง (lɔɔi-grà-tong)