พริกไทย

Thai

Etymology

พริก (prík, “chili pepper”) +‎ ไทย (tai, “Thailand; Thai”). Compare Lao ພິກໄທ (phik thai).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พริกไทย b r i k ai d y
Phonemic		พฺริก-ไท b ̥ r i k – ai d
Romanization	Paiboon	prík-tai
	Royal Institute	phrik-thai
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰrik̚˦˥.tʰaj˧/(R)

Noun

พริกไทย • (prík-tai)

1. pepper (whole or ground)

Derived terms

• พริกไทยดำ (prík-tai-dam)

Further reading

• “พริกไทย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.