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Thai[edit]

From Middle Chinese 退 (MC thwojH, “step back, withdraw”). Cognate with Lao ຖອຍ (thǭi), Lü ᦏᦾ (ṫhoay), Shan ထွႆ (thǎui).

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ถอย • (tɔ̌i) (abstract noun การถอย)

to move back, backwards, aside, or away; to cause to do so.
(slang) to buy (a new car or other vehicle) [originating from an act of moving a new car out of a store].
(slang, humorous) to buy or get (something new).
to decrease; to reduce; to lessen; to diminish.
to retreat; to withdraw.
(figurative) to give up; to admit defeat; to quit; to yield.