อาย
aaiverb
to be shy
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1v.
be ashamedlexitron
2v.
be pale from shame; suffer shame; be embarrassedlexitron
3n.
smell; odorwiktionary
4v.
to be shywiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesยิ้มแบบแรก คือยิ้มเวลาเขินอาย ตอบแบบไม่ถูก ไม่รู้จะพูดอะไร
The first kind is the smile when we're embarrassed, can't answer properly, and don't know what to say.
ตอนนั้นรู้สึกอาย
I felt embarrassed.
Built from
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʔaːjᴬ³ (“shy, embarrasesd”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩣ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᩋᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ອາຍ (ʼāi), Lü ᦀᦻ (˙ʼaay), Tai Dam ꪮꪱꪥ, Shan ဢၢႆ (ʼǎai), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥭ (ʼaay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay). Changed from ไอ (ai, “vapor”).
A note on usage
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