รา
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See also: ร้า
Pali
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Noun
[edit]รา
Thai
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | รา r ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | raa |
| Royal Institute | ra | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /raː˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Southwestern Tai *raːᴬ² (“we two (inclusive)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩣ, Khün ᩁᩣ, Lao ຮາ (hā), Lü ᦣᦱ (haa), Shan ႁႃး (háa), Tai Nüa ᥞᥣᥰ (häa), Ahom 𑜍𑜠 (ra), Zuojiang Zhuang raz.
Pronoun
[edit]รา • (raa)
- (archaic) a first person pronoun employed inclusively by two or more persons.
Usage notes
[edit]- The pronoun is now archaic in Central Thai, but is still in everyday use in some dialects, such as Northern Thai where it appears as the vulgar ᩁᩣ/ฮา (haa) and is almost always used singularly.
Antonyms
[edit]- ขา (kǎa)
See also
[edit]Archaic Thai personal pronouns
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusive | Inclusive | ||||
| Informal | Singular | กู (guu) | มึง (mʉng) | มัน (man) | |
| Dual | เผือ (pʉ̌ʉa) | รา (raa) | เขือ (kʉ̌ʉa) | ขา (kǎa) | |
| Plural | ตู (dtuu) | เรา (rao) | สู (sǔu) | เขา (kǎo) | |
| Formal | Singular | ข้า (kâa), ตู (dtuu), เรา (rao) | เจ้า (jâao), สู (sǔu) | เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan), เขา (kǎo) | |
| Plural | ตูข้า | เราข้า | สูเจ้า | เขาเจ้า | |
Etymology 2
[edit]Particle
[edit]รา
- (chiefly poetic) placed at the end of an expression of invitation or suggestion for emphasis.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Verb
[edit]รา • (raa) (abstract noun การรา)
- to cease, discontinue, or stop gradually.
- (somewhat archaic) to diminish, to decrease, to lessen, to reduce; to weaken.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]Noun
[edit]รา • (raa)
- (nautical) bottom board; burden board.
- pole or stick fixed into or around an uncovered pit for the purpose of maintaining its shape or condition.
Etymology 5
[edit]Cognate with Lü ᦣᦱ (haa), Northern Thai ᩁᩣ.
Noun
[edit]รา • (raa)
Derived terms
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