กะหรี่

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicกะหรี่
k a h r ī ˋ
Phonemic
กะ-หฺรี่
k a – h ̥ r ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboongà-rìi
Royal Instituteka-ri
(standard) IPA(key)/ka˨˩.riː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From aphaeresis and corruption of ช็อกการี (chɔ́k-gaa-rii) or ช็อกกะรี (chɔ́k-gà-rii, prostitute), ultimately from Hindi छोकरी (chokrī, young girl).

Noun

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กะหรี่ (gà-rìi)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) prostitute.
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Etymology 2

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Semi-learned borrowing from Tamil கறி (kaṟi, curry).

Noun

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กะหรี่ (gà-rìi)

  1. (แกง~) curry:
    1. pungent dish of vegetables, meat or fish, etc, flavoured with various spices or curry powder.
    2. any dish flavoured with curry powder or the like.
  2. (ผง~) curry powder.
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