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wai meaning in Myanmar

ဝေး we:

/waɪ/

wai in Myanmar: ဝေး (we:), ဝေ့ (we.), ဝေ (we). In English, wai means a Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.

Myanmar words for wai

Thai greeting
ဝေး we:, ဝေ့ we., ဝေ we

English meaning of wai

  1. noun A Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.
  2. adverb Why (a purposeful misspelling).

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Questions about wai in Myanmar

What is the meaning of wai in Myanmar?
Wai in Myanmar is ဝေး (we:), ဝေ့ (we.), ဝေ (we).
wai ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Wai: ဝေး (we:), ဝေ့ (we.), ဝေ (we).
What does wai mean in English?
Wai means a Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.

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