เก้าอี้

Thai

Etymology

From Teochew 交椅 (gao1 in2). Cognate with Lao ເກົ້າອີ້ (kao ʼī), Khmer កៅអី (kawʼəy).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เก้าอี้ e k ˆ ā ɒ ī ˆ
Phonemic		เก้า-อี้ e k ˆ ā – ɒ ī ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	gâo-îi
	Royal Institute	kao-i
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kaw˥˩.ʔiː˥˩/^(R)

Noun

เก้าอี้ • (gâo-îi) (classifier ตัว)

chair.
(figurative) authority; office.

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