ไพ(pai)
Meanings
1NounC2
obsolete small unit of money or weight
an obsolete Thai small unit: a money unit equal to one quarter of a fueang, and also an old medicinal weight unit
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesคนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]หน่วยเงินnùuai ngernหน่วยเงินnùuai ngernmonetary unit; unit of currency; currency unitตราdtraaตราdtraa1emblem; seal; insignia2brand; trademark3[to] stamp; [to] affix seal4[to] promulgate; [to] issue (a law/decree)5medal; order (decoration)6[to] brand; [to] markที่เรียกว่าtêe rîiak wâaที่เรียกว่าtêe rîiak wâacalled; known asไพpaiไพpai1obsolete small unit of money or weight2prosperous; excellentในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การซื้อขายgaan séu kăaiการซื้อขายgaan séu kăai1buying and selling; trade; trading activity2a sale/purchase transaction; a deal3market trading; trading activity (finance)สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; item3commodity (economics)
In ancient times, Thai people used a currency unit called Phai to trade goods.
2AdjectiveC2
prosperous; excellent
prosperous, good, or excellent; a rare or literary word
Examples
ถึงแม้tĕung máeถึงแม้tĕung máe1even though; although2even ifคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ไพpaiไพpai1obsolete small unit of money or weight2prosperous; excellentจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)แปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsงดงามngót ngaamงดงามngót ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)เจริญรุ่งเรืองjà-rern rûng reuuangเจริญรุ่งเรืองjà-rern rûng reuuang1prosperous; flourishing2[to] prosper; thrive; flourishแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ในปัจจุบันnai bpàt-jù-banในปัจจุบันnai bpàt-jù-bancurrently; nowadaysแทบtâepแทบtâep1almost; nearly2barely; hardly3virtually; practicallyไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverนำมาใช้nam maa cháiนำมาใช้nam maa chái1[to] use; apply; utilize; employ [sth]2[to] adopt; implement [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wanชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wandaily life; everyday lifeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Even though the word 'phai' means beautiful or prosperous, almost no one uses it in daily life nowadays.