ไตร
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic | ไตร ai t r | |
Phonemic | ไตฺร ai t ̥ r | |
Romanization | Paiboon | dtrai |
Royal Institute | trai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /traj˧/(R) | |
Homophones | ตรัย |
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Khmer trai (“triple; threefold”); ultimately from Sanskrit त्रय (traya, “triple”), from which Thai ตรัย (dtrai) is derived. Cognate with Lao ໄຕ (tai), Modern Khmer ត្រៃ (tray).
Numeral edit
ไตร
- (elegant) three.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ไตร • (dtrai)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
ไตร • (dtrai)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
From Old Khmer trai (“formidable; fearsome”).
Alternative forms edit
- ไกร (grai)
Adjective edit
ไตร • (dtrai)
- (elegant, archaic, poetic, literary) great, grand; majestic, august, stately; formidable, fearsome, awesome; smart, bright, excellent.
Adverb edit
ไตร • (dtrai)
Etymology 5 edit
Uncertain.
Verb edit
ไตร • (dtrai) (abstract noun การไตร)
- (archaic) to determine, to fix, to specify, to indicate, to stipulate; to count, to calculate; to check, to verify.