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ไร

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See also: ไร่ and ไร้

Thai

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Possibly related with Thai ใด (dai).

Adverb

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ไร (rai)

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

Pronoun

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ไร (rai)

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

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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, ᦺᦣ (hay), Shan ႁႆး (hái), Tai Nüa ᥞᥭᥰ (häy), Phake ꩭႝ (hay), Ahom 𑜍𑜩 (ray), Zhuang reiz.

Noun

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ไร (rai) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (fowl) louse; mite.

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ไร (rai)

  1. line or mark on the scalp after a hair is removed.
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Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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ไร (rai)

  1. used in เรี่ยไร (to solicit contributions, take up a collection)
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Etymology 5

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to the "how" sense of Etymology 1?”)

Verb

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ไร (rai)

  1. (now rarely used alone) approximate; estimate.
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Etymology 6

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Sanskrit loan? See रै (rai, property, wealth).”

Noun

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ไร (rai)

  1. gold.

Further reading

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  • ไร” 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.