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| วาย waaiM | ![]() |
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| 1. | to abate; to lessen; to peter out; to finish; to end; to become scarce; to become used up |
| 2. | wind; air; breeze |
| 3. | [Thai pronunciation of the English letter,] 'Y' |
| 4. | to beat (upon); to strike (an object) |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | วาย |
| IPA | waːj |
| Royal Thai General System | wai |
| 1.  [verb, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to abate; to lessen; to peter out; to finish; to end; to become scarce; to become used up | ||
| examples | หัวใจวาย![]() ![]() | huaaR jaiM waaiM | heart attack |
ผู้วายชนม์![]() | phuuF waaiM chohnM | a deceased person; deceased people | |
ไม่วาย![]() ![]() | maiF waaiM | always | |
วอดวาย![]() | waawtF waaiM | to burn down; raze; ruin; destroy | |
วายวอด![]() | waaiM waawtF | [is] ruined; destroyed; wrecked | |
ความวอดวาย![]() | khwaamM waawtF waaiM | catastrophe; disaster | |
| sample sentence | นรชาติวางวาย มลายสิ้นทั้งอินทรีย์ สถิตทั่วแต่ชั่วดี ประดับไว้ในโลกา ![]() ![]() naH raH chaaM dtiL waangM waaiM maH laaiM sinF thangH inM seeM saL thitL thuaaF dtaaeL chuaaF deeM bpraL dapL waiH naiM lo:hM gaaM When humans die, All their physical bodies perish; Only their goodness and badness remain As grace and disgrace to decorate the world | ||
| 2.  [noun] | |||
| definition | wind; air; breeze | ||
| examples | วายร้าย![]() | waaiM raaiH | criminal; villain; evil man; bandit; brigand; gangster |
วายร้าย![]() | waaiM raaiH | [is] devilish; evil; fiendish; diabolical; demonic; despicable; (an ill wind) | |
| 3.  | |||
| definition | [Thai pronunciation of the English letter,] 'Y' | ||
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| example | ครีมหล่อลื่น เค.วาย.![]() | khreemM laawL leuunF khaehM waaiM | KY personal lubricant |
| 4.  [verb] | |||
| definition | to beat (upon); to strike (an object) | ||

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