รี

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *riːᴬ⁴ (“long; long and slender”), from Proto-Tai *rɯjᴬ (“long”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩦ, Khün ᩁᩦ, Isan ฮี, Lao ຮີ (hī), Tai Dón ꪭꪲ, Shan ႁီး (híi), Tai Nüa ᥞᥤᥰ (hï) or ᥕᥤᥰ (yï), Phake ꩭီ (hī), Ahom 𑜍𑜣 (rī), Zhuang raez, Zuojiang Zhuang riz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		รี r ī
Romanization	Paiboon	rii
	Royal Institute	ri
(standard) IPA(key)		/riː˧/(R)

Adjective

รี • (rii) (abstract noun ความรี)

1. long and slender.
2. oval.