จัญไร

Thai

Alternative forms

• จังไร (jang-rai)

 

Etymology

From Old Khmer ចង្រៃ (caṅrai, “evil omen; bad luck; misfortune; etc”) or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ចំរៃ (caṃrai, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចង្រៃ (cɑngrɨy).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จัญไร t͡ɕ ạ ɲ ai r
Phonemic		จัน-ไร t͡ɕ ạ n – ai r
Romanization	Paiboon	jan-rai
	Royal Institute	chan-rai
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕan˧.raj˧/(R)

Adjective

จัญไร • (jan-rai) (abstract noun ความจัญไร)

1. (derogatory, offensive) bad, wicked, evil; inauspicious, unfortunate, unfavourable, ill-boding, marked by or inviting misfortune, bringing about bad luck; low, base, mean; unpleasant, objectionable, disagreeable.

Synonyms

• See อัปมงคล (àp-bpà-mong-kon).

Derived terms

• คนดีชอบแก้ไข คนจัญไรชอบแก้ตัว
• ฝนตกขี้หมูไหล คนจัญไรมาพบกัน

 

Noun

จัญไร • (jan-rai)

1. (derogatory, offensive) that which is bad, wicked, or evil; inauspiciousness, unfortunateness, unfavourableness; that which is ill-boding; that which is marked by or invites misfortune; that which brings about bad luck.