ใคร
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See also: ใคร่
Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of คน (kon, “person”) + ไร (rai, “what”).[1]
Compare the dialectal ไผ (pǎi), from Proto-Tai *pʰaɰᴬ, from which the following are also derived: Northern Thai ᨹᩲ; Isan ใผ, ไผ; Lao ໃຜ (phai); Lü ᦺᦕ (ṗhay); Shan ၽႂ် (phǎue); Tai Nüa ᥚᥬᥴ (pháue); Aiton ၸၞ် (phaü); Ahom 𑜇𑜧 (phaw), 𑜇𑜨𑜧 (phow).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | ใคร au g r | |
| Phonemic | ไคฺร ai g ̥ r | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | krai |
| Royal Institute | khrai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰraj˧/(R) | |
Pronoun[edit]
ใคร • (krai)
- (interrogative) who; which person; what person?
- whoever; anyone; someone; everyone; they (people in general).
- person; one.