แครอท

Thai

carrots

Buddhist monks clad in orange

Alternative forms

• แคร์รอต (kɛɛ-rɔ̀t)

Etymology

Borrowed from English carrot (not in TDP).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แครอท æ g r ɒ d
Phonemic {Short}		แค-หฺร็อด æ g – h ̥ r ˘ ɒ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	kɛɛ-rɔ̀t
	Royal Institute	khae-rot
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɛː˧.rɔt̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

แครอท • (kɛɛ-rɔ̀t)

1. carrot.

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

2. (slang, humorous) Buddhist priest. [First attested in 2020, originating from the colour of their robe.]

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Usage notes

• The spelling according to the official rules of transcription is แคร์รอต (kɛɛ-rɔ̀t), though rarely used.

Further reading

• “แครอท” 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.