รา
See also: ร้า
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
รา
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | รา r ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | raa |
| Royal Institute | ra | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /raː˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *raːᴬ² (“we two (inclusive)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩣ, Khün ᩁᩣ, Lao ຮາ (hā), Lü ᦣᦱ (haa), Shan ႁႃး (háa), Tai Nüa ᥞᥣᥰ (häa), Ahom 𑜍𑜠 (ra), Zuojiang Zhuang raz.
Pronoun edit
รา • (raa)
- (archaic) a first person pronoun employed inclusively by two or more persons.
Usage notes edit
- The pronoun is now archaic in Central Thai, but is still in everyday use in some dialects, such as Northern Thai where it appears as the vulgar ᩁᩣ/ฮา (haa) and is almost always used singularly.
Antonyms edit
- ขา (kǎa)
See also edit
Archaic Thai personal pronouns
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusive | Inclusive | ||||
| Informal | Singular | กู (guu) | มึง (mʉng) | มัน (man) | |
| Dual | เผือ (pʉ̌ʉa) | รา (raa) | เขือ (kʉ̌ʉa) | ขา (kǎa) | |
| Plural | ตู (dtuu) | เรา (rao) | สู (sǔu) | เขา (kǎo) | |
| Formal | Singular | ข้า (kâa), ตู (dtuu), เรา (rao) | เจ้า (jâao), สู (sǔu) | เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan), เขา (kǎo) | |
| Plural | ตูข้า | เราข้า | สูเจ้า | เขาเจ้า | |
Etymology 2 edit
Particle edit
รา
- (chiefly poetic) placed at the end of an expression of invitation or suggestion for emphasis.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
รา • (raa) (abstract noun การรา)
- to cease, discontinue, or stop gradually.
- (somewhat archaic) to diminish, to decrease, to lessen, to reduce; to weaken.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
รา • (raa)
- (nautical) bottom board; burden board.
- pole or stick fixed into or around an uncovered pit for the purpose of maintaining its shape or condition.
Etymology 5 edit
Cognate with Lü ᦣᦱ (haa), Northern Thai ᩁᩣ.
Noun edit
รา • (raa)