ไกร
graiMeanings
1NounB1
a Thai male given name
a Thai male given name, often used as a component in a longer name (e.g., สมไกร).
Examples
พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ไกรgraiไกรgrai1a Thai male given name2great; mighty (literary)3a type of Ficus treeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Krai is my neighbor.
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ผมpǒmโทรหาtoo-hǎaคุณkunไกรgraiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaกำลังขับgam-lang-kàpรถrótอยู่yùu
I already called Mr. Krai, but he said he was driving.
คุณkunสมsǒmไกรgraiเป็นbpenหัวหน้าแผนกhǔua-nâa-pà-nɛ̀ɛkคนใหม่kon-màiเขาkǎoดูเป็นduu-bpenคนใจดีkon-jai-diiและlɛ́เข้าถึงง่ายkâo-tʉ̌ng-ngâai
Mr. Somkrai is the new department head. He seems to be a kind and approachable person.
ชื่อchʉ̂ʉไกรgraiเป็นbpenชื่อchʉ̂ʉไทยtaiโบราณboo-raanที่tîiสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความกล้าหาญkwaam-glâa-hǎanและlɛ́ยังคงyang-kongได้รับความนิยมdâi-ráp-kwaam-ní-yomในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-ban
The name 'Krai' is an old Thai name that reflects courage and is still popular today.
2AdjectiveC1
great; mighty (literary)
very great or mighty; grand in scale (used in literature and formal contexts).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)กล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ng1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] speak about; discuss; deal with (a topic)พระราชาprá-raa-chaaพระราชาprá-raa-chaakingผู้มีบุญญาธิการpûu-mii-bun-yaa-tí-gaanผู้มีบุญญาธิการpûu-mii-bun-yaa-tí-gaanperson of great merit and authorityยิ่งyîngยิ่งyîng1even; increasingly; more2the more … (the more …)3very; exceedingly (formal/emphatic)ไกรgraiไกรgrai1a Thai male given name2great; mighty (literary)3a type of Ficus tree
The folktale speaks of a king with very great merit and power.
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ท้าวtáaoสหัสsà-hàtนัยnaiน์เป็นbpenเทพtêhpผู้pôoมีmeeฤทธาrít-taaไกรgraiสามารถsăa-mâatบันดาลban-daanให้เกิดhâi gèrtปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanต่างๆdtàang-dtàangได้dâi
Indra is a god of great might, able to create various phenomena.
วีรกรรมwii-rá-gamอันanยิ่งyîngไกรgraiของkɔ̌ɔngบรรพชนban-pá-chonถูกtùukจารึกjaa-rʉ́kไว้wáiเป็นbpenตำนานdtam-naanให้hâiคนรุ่นหลังkon-rûn-lǎngได้dâaiศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎa
The great and mighty deeds of the ancestors are inscribed as legends for later generations to study.
จอมทัพjɔɔm-tápประกาศbprà-gàatศักดาsàk-daaยิ่งyîngไกรgraiว่าwâaจักjàkนำnamชัยชนะchai-chá-náกลับglàpสู่sùuแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinให้จงได้hâi-jong-dâai
The great commander proclaimed his mighty power, vowing to bring victory back to the land.
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: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ไกรgraiไกรgrai1a Thai male given name2great; mighty (literary)3a type of Ficus treeใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมตลิ่งrim-dtà-lìngริมตลิ่งrim-dtà-lìngriverbank; riverside
My house is near the river; there is a large Krai tree on the bank.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnผู้คนpûu-konมักจะmák-jàนัดเจอnát-jəəกันganใต้dtâaiต้นdtônไกรgraiใหญ่yàiที่tîiเป็นbpenจุดสังเกตjùt-sǎng-gèetของkɔ̌ɔngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
In the old days, people would often arrange to meet under the big Krai tree that was the village's landmark.
ต้นdtônไกรgraiมีระบบmii-rá-bòpรากrâakที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́แผ่กว้างpɛ̀ɛ-gwâangจึงjʉngมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiการยึดgaan-yʉ́tหน้าดินnâa-dinริมตลิ่งrim-dtà-lìngไม่ให้mâi-hâiพังทลายpang-tá-laai
The Krai tree has a strong and extensive root system, thus playing an important role in holding the soil on riverbanks to prevent erosion.
ในทางnai-taangพฤกษศาสตร์prʉ́k-sà-sàatต้นdtônไกรgraiFicussuperbaจัดอยู่jàt-yùuในnaiวงศ์wongเดียวdiiaoกับgàpต้นโพธิ์dtôn-pooและlɛ́ต้นไทรdtôn-traiซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพkwaam-làak-lǎai-taang-chii-wá-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngพืชpʉ̂ʉtสกุลsà-gunนี้níiในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-tai
In botany, the Krai tree (Ficus superba) is classified in the same family as the Bodhi and Banyan trees, reflecting the biodiversity of this genus in Thailand.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
grai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |