จัญไร
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
- จังไร (jang-rai)
Etymology edit
From Old Khmer ចង្រៃ (caṅrai, “evil omen; bad luck; misfortune; etc”) or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ចំរៃ (caṃrai, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចង្រៃ (cɑngrɨy).
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic | จัญไร t͡ɕ ạ ɲ ai r | |
Phonemic | จัน-ไร t͡ɕ ạ n – ai r | |
Romanization | Paiboon | jan-rai |
Royal Institute | chan-rai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕan˧.raj˧/(R) |
Adjective edit
จัญไร • (jan-rai) (abstract noun ความจัญไร)
- (derogatory, offensive) bad, wicked, evil; inauspicious, unfortunate, unfavourable, ill-boding, marked by or inviting misfortune, bringing about bad luck; low, base, mean; unpleasant, objectionable, disagreeable.
Synonyms edit
- See อัปมงคล (àp-bpà-mong-kon).
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
จัญไร • (jan-rai)
- (derogatory, offensive) that which is bad, wicked, or evil; inauspiciousness, unfortunateness, unfavourableness; that which is ill-boding; that which is marked by or invites misfortune; that which brings about bad luck.