ฝอย

Thai

Etymology

Pronunciation

Orthographicฝอย
f ɒ y
Phonemic
{Short}
ฝ็อย
f ˘ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonfɔ̌i
Royal Institutefoi
(standard) IPA(key)/fɔj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ฝอย • (fɔ̌i)

  1. fine thread, as filament, fibre, fibril, etc.
  2. similar thing, as rootlet, radicle, etc.
  3. (slang) trivial, inessential, or insignificant thing or part

Verb

ฝอย • (fɔ̌i) (abstract noun การฝอย)

  1. (slang, humorous) to blabber; to babble; to chatter; to jabber

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ฝอย” 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.