Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedsalutelexitron
pay respect tolexitron
wai, an expression of respect or reverence by pressing the palms together, accompanied by a bow if rendered to a person of higher status or to a sacred figure or objectwiktionary
to perform a waiwiktionary
to pay respect, with or as if with a waiwiktionary
to have respect or reverence (for)wiktionary
to make an earnest entreatywiktionary
to worshipwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesแต่แม่บอกให้ผมไหว้เจ้าที่ทุกวัน
But my mother told me to pay respect to the spirit every day.
ผมไหว้ ผมขอให้วันนี้ขายดี
I pay respect and ask for good sales today.
แต่ผมก็ยังไหว้ทุกวันอยู่ดี
But I still pay respect every day all the same.
ทุกเช้าผมจุดธูปและไหว้
Every morning I light incense and pay respect.
Built from
Compare Lao ໄຫວ້ (h), Lü ᦺᦛᧉ (v̇ay²), Shan ဝႆႈ (wāi), Vietnamese vái, Middle Chinese 𢷎／拜 (MC peajH peajH, “worship，bow, pray”).