ตะไคร้

Thai

Etymology

Compare Khmer គ្រៃ (krɨy) (as in ស្លឹកគ្រៃ (slək krɨy)), Northern Thai จะไคร, Isan ซิงไค, Southern Thai ไคร, Lao ສິງໄຄ (sing khai).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตะไคร้ t a ai g r ˆ
Phonemic		ตะ-ไคฺร้ t a – ai g ̥ r ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtà-krái
	Royal Institute	ta-khrai
(standard) IPA(key)		/ta˨˩.kʰraj˦˥/(R)

Noun

ตะไคร้ • (dtà-krái)

1. lemongrass (Cymbopogon).