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