พ่าย

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 敗 (MC baejH|paejH, “to be defeated”). Cognate with Lao ພ່າຍ (phāi), Shan ပၢႆႈ (pāai).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicพ่าย
b ˋ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonpâai
Royal Institutephai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaːj˥˩/(R)
Homophonesผ้าย

Verb

พ่าย • (pâai) (abstract noun การพ่าย)

  1. To lose.
  2. To escape.
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