ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ
Northern Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːjᴬ (“water buffalo”). Cognate with Thai ควาย (kwaai), Lao ຄວາຍ (khuāi), Lü ᦩᦻ (xwaay), Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪥ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥭᥰ (xäay), Shan ၵႂၢႆး (kwáai), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜩 (khoy) or 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang vaiz, Saek ว๊าย.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ | |
| Phonemic | ควาย g w ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kwaai |
| Royal Institute | khwai | |
| (Chiang Mai) IPA(key) | /xwaːj˧/ | |
| (Chiang Rai) IPA(key) | /kʰwaːj˧˧˦/ | |
Noun
ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ • (kwáai) (classifier ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫ)