ป้าย

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicป้าย
p ˆ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonbpâai
Royal Institutepai
(standard) IPA(key)/paːj˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Compare Middle Chinese (MC bea|beaj). Cognate with Lao ປ້າຍ (pāi).

Noun

ป้าย • (bpâai)

  1. sign, banner, label, tag
  2. poster, placard, bill
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ປ້າຍ (pāi).

Alternative forms

  • บ้าย (bâai)

Verb

ป้าย • (bpâai) (abstract noun การป้าย)

  1. to smear; to daub
  2. to accuse falsely
Synonyms
  • (2): โบ้ย (bôoi)

Further reading

  • ป้าย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.