ไร
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | ไร ai r | |
Romanization | Paiboon | rai |
Royal Institute | rai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /raj˧/(R) | |
Homophones | รัย |
Etymology 1 edit
Possibly related with Thai ใด (dai).
Adverb edit
ไร • (rai)
Pronoun edit
ไร • (rai)
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Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
ไร • (rai)
- (now rarely used alone) approximate; estimate.
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Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
ไร • (rai)
- gold.
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
ไร • (rai)
Etymology 5 edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *rajᴬ⁴ (“chicken louse”), from Proto-Tai *rwɤjᴬ (“chicken louse”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩱ, Khün ᩁᩱ, Lao ໄຮ (hai), Isan ไฮ, Lü ᦺᦣ (hay), Shan ႁႆး (hái), Tai Nüa ᥞᥭᥰ (häy), Phake ꩭႝ (hay), Ahom 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang reiz.