Where does “อย” come from?
อย (Translingual) comes from Thai อ — lacking; without.
อย (Translingual): A conceptual letter for the sound resulting from the Southwest Tai cluster /ʔj/ and written in early Siamese inscriptions. It is used as the corresponding letter to the Tai Tham letter ᩀ, in works such as References 1 and 2 below, and also the Lao letter ຢ
Definitions
- A conceptual letter for the sound resulting from the Southwest Tai cluster /ʔj/ and written in early Siamese inscriptions. It is used as the corresponding letter to the Tai Tham letter ᩀ, in works such as References 1 and 2 below, and also the Lao letter ຢ
Ancestry of “อย”, step by step
อย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai อ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | อ | lacking; without |
via Translingual ย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | ย | Ya, a letter of the Thai script |