หวานใจ

Thai

Etymology

From หวาน (wǎan, “sweet”) +‎ ใจ (jai, “heart”); perhaps calque of English sweetheart.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หวานใจ h w ā n au t͡ɕ
Phonemic		หฺวาน-ไจ h ̥ w ā n – ai t͡ɕ
Romanization	Paiboon	wǎan-jai
	Royal Institute	wan-chai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/waːn˩˩˦.t͡ɕaj˧/^(R)

Noun

หวานใจ • (wǎan-jai)

sweetheart.

Related terms

See ที่รัก (tîi-rák).

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