ไกร(grai)
Meanings
1NounB1
a Thai male given name
a Thai male given name, often used as a component in a longer name (e.g., สมไกร).
Examples
พี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)ไกรgraiไกรgrai1great; mighty (literary)2a type of Ficus tree3a Thai male given nameเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâanเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (country/area) (attributive)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Krai is my neighbor.
2AdjectiveC1
great; mighty (literary)
very great or mighty; grand in scale (used in literature and formal contexts).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungกล่าวถึงglàao tĕung1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] discuss; treat (a topic); speak aboutพระราชาprá raa-chaaพระราชาprá raa-chaa1king2His Majesty (title/reference)ผู้มีบุญญาธิการpôo mee bun-yaa-tí-gaanผู้มีบุญญาธิการpôo mee bun-yaa-tí-gaan1person of great merit and authority2one with charismatic/spiritual legitimacyยิ่งyîngยิ่งyîng1even; increasingly; more2the more … (the more …)3very; exceedingly (formal/emphatic)ไกรgraiไกรgrai1great; mighty (literary)2a type of Ficus tree3a Thai male given name
The folktale speaks of a king with very great merit and power.
3NounC1
a type of Ficus tree
a tree of the genus Ficus, often found near water; a type of banyan tree.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachแม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriverมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesไกรgraiไกรgrai1great; mighty (literary)2a type of Ficus tree3a Thai male given nameใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainริมตลิ่งrim dtà-lìngริมตลิ่งrim dtà-lìngriverbank; riverside
My house is near the river; there is a large Krai tree on the bank.