อำนวย
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Khmer ʼamnoy, ʼaṃnoy, ʼaṃnoya, ʼaṃmnoya (“donation; gift”), extended forms of oʼaya, oy, oya, oyy, oyya, oyaya, uy, ūya (“to cause, to make; to give; to allow, to let, to permit; on behalf of; so that; etc”), from which Thai อวย (uai) and โอย (ooi) were derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer អំណោយ (ʼɑmnaoy), Lao ອຳນວຍ (ʼamn wa nya).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | อำนวย ɒ å n w y | |
| Phonemic | อำ-นวย ɒ å – n w y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | am-nuai |
| Royal Institute | am-nuai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔam˧.nua̯j˧/(R) | |
Verb[edit]
อำนวย • (am-nuai) (abstract noun การอำนวย)
- (elegant) Alternative form of อวย (uai)
- to conduct (an orchestra, musical band, etc).
- to supervise in general; to exercise general supervision (of).
- to allow, facilitate, or suport (the possibility of something, the happening of something, the carrying out of some action, etc).
Derived terms[edit]
- ผู้อำนวยการ (pûu-am-nuai-gaan)
- ผู้อำนวยการผลิต
- ผู้อำนวยเพลง
- เอื้ออำนวย