ใน

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicใน
au n
Phonemic
ไน
ai n
RomanizationPaiboonnai
Royal Institutenai
(standard) IPA(key)/naj˧/(R)
Homophones

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̥.daɰᴬ (inside). Cognate with Lao ໃນ (nai), ᦺᦓ (nay), Shan ၼႂ်း (náue), Tai Dam ꪻꪙ, Ahom 𑜃𑜧 (naw), Zhuang ndaw. Compare Burmese (hnai.).

Preposition

ใน (nai)

  1. in; inside; within; amidst; into.
    นมอยู่ในตู้เย็น
    ná-má-yùu nai dtûu-yen
    The milk is in the fridge.
  2. (of time) on; at; during.

Adjective

ใน (nai)

  1. internal; interior; inner.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer nai, naiya, naiy, naya, nay (of; to belong to, to be the property of; belonging, property). Cognate with Modern Khmer នៃ (nɨy).

Preposition

ใน (nai)

  1. (elegant) of; belonging (to).