ใคร

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See also: ใคร่

Thai

Etymology

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); ᦺᦕ (ṗhay); Shan ၽႂ် (phǎue); Tai Nüa ᥚᥬᥴ (pháue); Aiton ၸၞ် (phaü); Ahom 𑜇𑜧 (phaw), 𑜇𑜨𑜧 (phow).

Pronunciation

Orthographicใคร
au g r
Phonemic
ไคฺร
ai g ̥ r
RomanizationPaiboonkrai
Royal Institutekhrai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰraj˧/(R)

Pronoun

ใคร (krai)

  1. (interrogative) who; which person; what person?
  2. 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.
  3. person; one.
    ใครบางคน
    krai baang-kon
    some person; someone

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ วรรณไวทยากร, พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้า (1939) “ศัพทาธิบาย”, in Journal of the Siam Society (in Thai), volume 31, number 2, กรุงเทพฯ: Siam Society, page 39