ไถ
See also: ไถ่
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *crwajᴬ (“plough”). Cognate with Lao ໄຖ (thai), Lü ᦺᦏ (ṫhay), Shan ထႆ (thǎy), Ahom 𑜌𑜩 (thay), Zhuang cae, Saek ไถ่.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ไถ ai tʰ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tǎi |
| Royal Institute | thai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaj˩˩˦/ | |
Noun
ไถ • (tǎi)
- plow.
Verb
ไถ • (tǎi) (abstract noun การไถ)
- to plow.
- to push forward.
- (colloquial) to extort (money).