ไร

See also: ไร่ and ไร้

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicไร
ai r
RomanizationPaiboonrai
Royal Instituterai
(standard) IPA(key)/raj˧/(R)
Homophonesรัย

Etymology 1

Possibly related with Thai ใด (dai).

Adverb

ไร • (rai)

  1. how; what; which; when; why.
    ปากเป็น
    bpàak bpen rai
    What happens to your mouth?
    กินดี
    gin rai dii
    What should we eat?
    ทำ
    tam rai
    What are you doing?

Pronoun

ไร • (rai)

  1. what.
    คนดื้อชะมัด
    kon rai dʉ̂ʉ chá-mát
    What a very stubborn person!
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Etymology 2

Verb

ไร • (rai)

  1. (now rarely used alone) approximate; estimate.
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  • เรี่ยไร

Etymology 3

Noun

ไร • (rai)

  1. gold.

Etymology 4

Noun

ไร • (rai)

  1. line or mark on the scalp after a hair is removed.

Etymology 5

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *rajᴬ⁴ (“chicken louse”), from Proto-Tai *rwɤjᴬ (“chicken louse”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩱ, Khün ᩁᩱ, Lao ໄຮ (hai), Isan ไฮ, Lü ᦺᦣ (hay), Shan ႁႆး (hái), Tai Nüa ᥞᥭᥰ (häy), Phake ꩭႝ (hay), Ahom 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang reiz.

Noun

ไร • (rai) (classifier ตัว)

  1. louse; mite.
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