ใคร่

See also: ใคร

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩱ᩵ or ᨣᩕᩲ᩵, Lao ໃຄ່ (khai), Lü ᦺᦆᧈ (xay¹), Shan ၶႂ်ႈ (khāue), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜞𑜧 (khraw), Zhuang gyaez.

Pronunciation

Orthographicใคร่
au g r ˋ
Phonemic
ไคฺร่
ai g ̥ r ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonkrâi
Royal Institutekhrai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰraj˥˩/(R)

Verb

ใคร่ • (krâi) (abstract noun การใคร่ or ความใคร่)

  1. (formal, elegant, humble) to crave; to desire; to want; to wish

Derived terms

  • ความใคร่ (kwaam-krâi)
  • ใคร่จะ
  • ไม่ใคร่
  • รักใคร่
  • รักใคร่กัน

Further reading

  • “ใคร่” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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