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verb

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1
v.

keep

2
v.

save; store; hold

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *waj/aɰꟲ² (“to keep”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩅᩱ᩶ or ᩅᩱ᩠᩶ᨿ, Lao ໄວ້ (wai), Lü ᦺᦞᧉ (vay²), Tai Dam ꪼꪫ꫁, Shan ဝႆႉ (wâ̰i), Tai Nüa ᥝᥭᥳ (wȧy), Ahom 𑜈𑜩 (bay) or 𑜉𑜩 (may).

From Wiktionary

1
v.

to place; to locate

2
v.

to keep; to hold; to maintain; to preserve

3
v.

to keep, wear, or sport (a style of moustache, for example)

4
v. · (auxiliary)

added at the end of a verb for emphasis or for indicating that the action has already been done

5
v.

to leave: to let remain; to have remaining behind