จัญไร

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Thai

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Etymology

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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

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Orthographicจัญไร
t͡ɕ ạ ɲ ai r
Phonemic
จัน-ไร
t͡ɕ ạ n – ai r
RomanizationPaiboonjan-rai
Royal Institutechan-rai
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕan˧.raj˧/(R)

Adjective

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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.

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Noun

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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.