ตะไคร้

Thai

Etymology

Compare Southern Thai ไคร, Isan หัวสิงไค or ซิงไค, Lao ຫົວສີໄຄ (hūa sī khai) or ຫົວສິງໄຄ (hūa sing khai), Northern Thai ᨧᩢ᩠ᨠᨣᩕᩱ (cak¹ xay⁴) or จะไคร, Lü ᦷᦠᦉᧅᦺᦆᧉ (ḣoṡakxay²), Khmer គ្រៃ (krɨy) (as in ស្លឹកគ្រៃ (slək krɨy)).

Pronunciation

Orthographicตะไคร้
t a ai g r ˆ
Phonemic
ตะ-ไคฺร้
t a – ai g ̥ r ˆ
RomanizationPaiboondtà-krái
Royal Instituteta-khrai
(standard) IPA(key)/ta˨˩.kʰraj˦˥/(R)

Noun

ตะไคร้ • (dtà-krái)

  1. lemongrass (Cymbopogon).
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