อภัย

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya, “absence or removal of fear; security; safety; protection from fear or danger; giving safety; etc.”) or Pali abhaya (“ibid.”). Cognate with Khmer អភ័យ (ʾɑphɨy, “fearlessness; indulgence; forgiveness; to pardon; to forgive”) and Lao ອະໄພ (’a phai, “to forgive; to pardon; safety; security; pardon; forgiveness”). Equivalent to อ (ɔɔ, “no; not; without”) +‎ ภัย (pai, “fear; danger”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อภัย ɒ bʰ ạ y
Phonemic		อะ-ไพ ɒ a – ai b	[bound form] อะ-ไพ-ยะ- ɒ a – ai b – y a –
Romanization	Paiboon	à-pai	à-pai-yá-
	Royal Institute	a-phai	a-phai-ya-
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔa˨˩.pʰaj˧/	/ʔa˨˩.pʰaj˧.ja˦˥./

Noun

อภัย • (à-pai)

absence of danger or fear; fearlessness; forgiveness.

Derived terms

ขออภัย
ให้อภัย (hâi-à-pai)

Verb

อภัย • (à-pai) (abstract noun การอภัย)

to forgive; to pardon.

Derived terms

อภัยโทษ (à-pai-yá-tôot)