ไห้

See also: ไห

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *t.hajᶜ (“to weep”). Cognate with Isan ไห่, Lao ໄຫ້ (hai), Shan ႁႆႈ (hāy), Ahom 𑜑𑜩 (hay) or 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang haej. Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngeec (“to weep, to cry”), Southern Kam ngees (“to weep, to cry”), Proto-Hlai *C-ŋiːʔ (> ŋej³~ŋaj³ across the modern lects). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (“to cry, to weep”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ไห้ ai h ˆ
Phonemic		ไฮ่ ai ʔ ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	hâi
	Royal Institute	hai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/haj˥˩/
Homophones edit		ให้

Verb

ไห้ • (hâi)

(archaic) to cry; to weep; to wail.

Synonyms

Synonyms — see ร้องไห้ (rɔ́ɔng-hâai)

Derived terms

ไก่ไห้
เต่าไห้
ร้องไห้ (rɔ́ɔng-hâai)
ร่ำไห้ (râm-hâi)
โหยไห้