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Thai
Etymology
Blend of คน (kon, “person”) + ไร (rai, “what”).
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
Pronoun
ใคร • (krai)
- (interrogative) who; which person; what person?
- whoever; anyone; someone; everyone; they (people in general).
- ใครก็ช่วยไม่ได้
- krai gɔ̂ chûai mâi dâai
- No one can help.
(literally) Whoever , cannot help.
- ถามใครก็บอกว่า...
- tǎam krai gɔ̂ bɔ̀ɔk wâa ...
- asked everyone told that...
- ไม่อยากกวนใคร
- mâi yàak guuan krai
- don't want to disturb anyone.
- person; one.
- ใครบางคน
- krai baang-kon
- some person; someone
Derived terms
References
- ^ วรรณไวทยากร, พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้า (1939) “ศัพทาธิบาย”, in Journal of the Siam Society (in Thai), volume 31, number 2, กรุงเทพฯ: Siam Society, page 39