ไตร

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicไตร
ai t r
Phonemic
ไตฺร
ai t ̥ r
RomanizationPaiboondtrai
Royal Institutetrai
(standard) IPA(key)/traj˧/(R)
Homophonesตรัย

Etymology 1

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From Old Khmer trai (triple; threefold); ultimately from Sanskrit त्रय (traya, triple), from which Thai ตรัย (dtrai) is derived. Cognate with Lao ໄຕ (tai), Modern Khmer ត្រៃ (tray).

Numeral

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ไตร

  1. (elegant) three.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ไตร (dtrai)

  1. (Buddhism) (ผ้า~) Clipping of ไตรจีวร.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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ไตร (dtrai)

  1. (Buddhism) Clipping of ไตรปิฎก (dtrai-bpì-dòk).
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Etymology 4

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From Old Khmer trai (formidable; fearsome).

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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ไตร (dtrai)

  1. (elegant, archaic, poetic, literary) great, grand; majestic, august, stately; formidable, fearsome, awesome; smart, bright, excellent.

Adverb

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ไตร (dtrai)

  1. (elegant, archaic, poetic, literary) greater (than); over; beyond; more (than).

Etymology 5

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Uncertain.

Verb

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ไตร (dtrai) (abstract noun การไตร)

  1. (archaic) to determine, to fix, to specify, to indicate, to stipulate; to count, to calculate; to check, to verify.
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