The word "pavy" is not a commonly used word in English. It is usually spelled as "pave" which means to cover a surface with a hard material such as concrete or bricks. The spelling of "pave" is phonetically transcribed as /peɪv/. The pronunciation consists of two syllables with the first syllable stressed. The sound /eɪ/ is a diphthong that is a combination of the sounds /e/ (as in bed) and /ɪ/ (as in bit).