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)
- (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)
- (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.
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