ไหว
See also: ไหว้
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *C̥.wajᴬ. Cognate with Lao ໄຫວ (wai), Lü ᦺᦛ (v̇ay), Shan ဝႆ (wǎy).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ไหว ai h w | |
| Phonemic | ไหฺว ai h ̥ w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wǎi |
| Royal Institute | wai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /waj˩˩˦/ | |
Verb
ไหว • (wǎi) (abstract noun การไหว)
- to shake, to tremble, to quake
- (auxiliary) to be capable (to do something); can.