พราย

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Khmer brāya, from Angkorian Old Khmer vrāy ((1) a type of spirit, recognised by the light it emits; (2) to glitter, to sparkle; (3) to scatter, to spread; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer ព្រាយ (priəy), Lao ພາຍ (phāi), Shan ၽၢႆး (pháai), Phake ၸႝ (phay, giant, monster), Aiton ၸႝ (phay, giant, monster), Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay, giant). Compare Proto-Tai *praːiᴬ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicพราย
b r ā y
Phonemic
พฺราย
b ̥ r ā y
RomanizationPaiboonpraai
Royal Institutephrai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰraːj˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

พราย (praai) (classifier ตน)

  1. (Thailand folklore) (ผี~; if being a female: นาง~) a type of ghost, generally conceived of as being the ghost of a person, especially a woman, who died violently.
  2. (folklore, mythology, loosely) a type of imaginary creature, conceived of as inhabiting the rivers, mountains, trees, etc, as nymph, elf, naiad, etc.
  3. (now rare) circle on the surface of water: ripple, riffle, etc.

Adjective[edit]

พราย (praai)

  1. (figurative) dazzling; sparkling; glittering; twinkling; shining.

Verb[edit]

พราย (praai)

  1. (figurative) to dazzle; to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle; to shine.
  2. (figurative) to spread, scatter, or disperse, like a ripple on the surface of water.

Derived terms[edit]