พายุ

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Thai[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali bāyu (wind). Cognate with Modern Khmer ព្យុះ (pyuh); Lao ພາຍຸ (phā nyu), ວາຍຸ (wā nyu). Compare Old Khmer vyuha; Prakrit *văyuḥ; Sanskrit वायु (vāyu).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicพายุ
b ā y u
Phonemic
พา-ยุ
b ā – y u
RomanizationPaiboonpaa-yú
Royal Institutepha-yu
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaː˧.juʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun[edit]

พายุ (paa-yú)

  1. (elegant, poetic) air; breath; wind.
  2. (classifier ลูก) storm; tempest.

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