ไร่
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *rɤjᴮ (“dry field”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩱ᩵, Isan ไฮ่, Lao ໄຮ່ (hai), Lü ᦺᦣᧈ (hay¹), Shan ႁႆႈ (hāi), Ahom 𑜑𑜩 (hay), Zhuang rei. Sagart (2011) considers this a borrowing from Austroasiatic, compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *sreʔ (“field”); Vietnamese rẫy is a back-loan from Tai.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ไร่ ai r ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | râi |
| Royal Institute | rai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /raj˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
ไร่ • (râi)