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| ไอ aiM |  |
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| 1. | ไอ | aiM | vapor; gas; steam; emanations |
| 1b. | ไอเสีย | aiM siiaR | exhaust gas (as emitted by an automobile, for example) |
| 1c. | ไอ | aiM | warmth; heat emanation |
| 2. | ไอ | aiM | to cough |
| 2b. | ไอ | aiM | [pertaining to] coughing; bronchial |
| 2c. | การไอ | gaanM aiM | a cough |
| 2d. | โรคไอ | ro:hkF aiM | [prefix for a coughing disease] |
| 3a. | ไอ | aiM | [pronunciation of the Thai vowel, ไ ] |
| 4a. | ไอ | aiM | [Thai pronunciation of the English letter,] 'I' |
| 5. | ไอ | aiM | [transliterally, 愛] love |
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| Phonemic Thai | ไอ |
| IPA | ʔaj |
| Royal Thai General System | ai |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | vapor; gas; steam; emanations | ||
| examples | ไอพ่น  | aiM phohnF | jet (engine) |
| ท่อไอเสีย | thaawF aiM siiaR | exhaust pipe or muffler of a vehicle | |
| ไอน้ำ | aiM naamH | steam; water vapor | |
| ไอพิษ | aiM phitH | poison gas | |
| กลิ่นไอ | glinL aiM | odor; miasma; smell; scent; aroma; effervescence | |
| sample sentence | รถเมล์แน่นมาก หน้าต่างทุกบานปิดหมด ไอตัวของผู้โดยสารก็เลยอบอยู่ในรถ rohtH maehM naaenF maakF naaF dtaangL thookH baanM bpitL mohtL aiM dtuaaM khaawngR phuuF dooyM saanR gaawF leeuyM ohpL yuuL naiM rohtH "The bus is very crowded (and) all the windows are closed; all of the passengers’ body heat is trapped in here." | ||
| 1b. ไอเสีย aiM siiaR | |||
| definition | exhaust gas (as emitted by an automobile, for example) | ||
| example | ระบบปล่อยไอเสีย | raH bohpL bplaawyL aiM siiaR | exhaust system (automobile) |
| 1c. [noun] | |||
| definition | warmth; heat emanation | ||
| examples | ไอตัว | aiM dtuaaM | body warmth; body heat |
| ไอแดด | aiM daaetL | warmth of the sun | |
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to cough | ||
| examples | เสียงไอ | siiangR aiM | cough |
| มีไอ | meeM aiM | to have a cough | |
ยาแก้ไอน้ำ  | yaaM gaaeF aiM naamH | cough syrup | |
| ยาหยอดแก้ไอ | yaaM yaawtL gaaeF aiM | cough drops | |
| ยาแก้ไอ | yaaM gaaeF aiM | cough medicine | |
| as a prefix | ไอกรน | aiM grohnM | whooping cough; pertussis |
| 2b. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [pertaining to] coughing; bronchial | ||
| example | อาการไอ | aaM gaanM aiM | cough |
| 2c. การไอ gaanM aiM [noun] | |||
| definition | a cough | ||
| 2d. โรคไอ ro:hkF aiM [prefix] | |||
| definition | [prefix for a coughing disease] | ||
| as a prefix | โรคไอกรน | ro:hkF aiM grohnM | whooping cough; pertussis |
| 3a. [particle] | |||
| definition | [pronunciation of the Thai vowel, ไ ] | ||
| notes | Also called: | ||
| categories | |||
| 4a. | |||
| definition | [Thai pronunciation of the English letter,] 'I' | ||
| categories | |||
| examples | เอช ไอ วี | aehtL aiM weeM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "H.I.V."] |
| ไอซีคิว | aiM seeM khiuM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "ICQ"] ICQ (I Seek You Instant Messaging) | |
| ไอไอเอส | aiM aiM aehtL | "IIS"; Microsoft Internet Information Server | |
| วี.ไอ.พี. | weeM aiM pheeM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "V.I.P."] very important person | |
| วีไอพี | weeM aiM pheeM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "V.I.P."] very important person | |
| ไอเอสดีเอ็น | aiM aehtL deeM enM | integrated services digit; ISDN | |
| ไอคิว | aiM khiuM | intelligence quotient; IQ | |
| ไอเอ็มเอฟ | aiM emM aehfL | IMF, the International Monetary Fund | |
| เอฟบีไอ | aehfL beeM aiM | F.B.I. | |
| ไอพอด | aiM phaawtF | iPod | |
| ดีเอสไอ | deeM aehtL aiM | D.S.I., Department of Special Investigations | |
| 5. [noun, loanword, Japanese] | |||
| definition | [transliterally, 愛] love | ||
| examples | โชเน็นไอ | cho:hM nenM aiM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "少年愛" or "shōnen-ai"] a less sexually explicit มังงะ genre than ยะโอะอิ |
| โชโจะไอ | cho:hM joL aiM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "少女愛" or "shojo-ai"] | |
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