"ไย" meaning in All languages combined

See ไย on Wiktionary

Adverb [Thai]

IPA: /jaj˧/ [standard] Forms: yai [romanization]
Head templates: {{th-adv|-}} ไย • (yai)
  1. (somewhat elegant, chiefly literary and poetic) why? what? for what? for what purpose, reason, or cause? Tags: formal, literary, poetic Synonyms: ทำไม (tam-mai)

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