Word.ws English Dictionary

wai แปลว่า

ไหว้ wâai

/waɪ/

wai in Thai: ไหว้ (wâai). 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.

Thai words for wai

Thai greeting
ไหว้ wâai

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).

Full definition of wai

wai in other languages

Questions about wai in Thai

What is the meaning of wai in Thai?
Wai in Thai is ไหว้ (wâai).
wai แปลว่าอะไร
Wai: ไหว้ (wâai).
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.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: wai (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Thai words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wai.wav.

Cite this page: “wai meaning in Thai.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/thai/wai. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.