ไพร่
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Isan ไพร่, Lao ໄພ່ (phai), Northern Thai ᨻᩕᩱ᩵ (phay⁵), Khün ᨽᩱ᩵ (phay⁵) or ᨻᩕᩱ᩵ (phay⁵), Lü ᦺᦘᧈ (phay¹), Tai Dam ꪼꪝ꪿ (ꞌpay), Tai Dón ꪼꪝꫀ, Shan ၽႆႈ (phāi).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ไพร่ ai b r ˋ | |
| Phonemic | ไพฺร่ ai b ̥ r ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | prâi |
| Royal Institute | phrai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰraj˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]- (archaic) citizen; national; subject.
- (archaic) manpower; human resources.
- (historical, now derogatory and offensive) commoner.
- (archaic, sometimes derogatory and offensive) subordinate; servant; attendant; dependent.
- (derogatory and very offensive) vulgar person; unrefined person; low-class person.
Usage notes
[edit]- In the Thai history, forced labour and compulsory conscription were enforced on citizens, making the term imply people in military service or members of an armed force, such as soldiers, military officers, conscripts, etc.