ไพร(prai)

Meanings

1NounB2

forest; jungle (literary)

A large expanse of wild forest or jungle; literary or poetic term.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ลึกléukลึกléuk1deep into (time/period) [adv.]2low (pitch); deep (voice)3profound; intense4deepเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ไพรpraiไพรprai1commoner; peasant (archaic)2forest; jungle (literary)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเงียบสงัดngîiap sà-ngàtเงียบสงัดngîiap sà-ngàt1silent; completely quiet2deserted and quietจนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâi1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all3There it is; so it happened (after all)ยินyinยินyinliterary form related to “to hear”เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)เสียงนกsĭiang nókเสียงนกsĭiang nókbirdsong; bird calls; chirping
He walked deep into the silent wild forest until he could hear only birdsong.
2NounC1

commoner; peasant (archaic)

A person of low social status; commoner or peasant in historical or archaic usage (cf. ไพร่ไพร่prâi1low-class; uncouth (derog.)2commoner/serf (historical, Siam)).

Examples

ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเกิดเป็นgèrt bpenเกิดเป็นgèrt bpen1[to] be born as; live as2[to] result in; give rise toไพรpraiไพรprai1commoner; peasant (archaic)2forest; jungle (literary)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateรับใช้ráp cháiรับใช้ráp chái1[to] serve; attend to [sb]2[to] serve (a master/royalty/state)3at your service; how can I help you?เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badแรงงานraeng ngaanแรงงานraeng ngaan1labor; workforce2worker; laborer (dated/formal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหลวงlŭuangหลวงlŭuang1royal; of the king/state2state; public; official3honorific for monks/holy objects4venerable monk (colloq.)
In the past, those born as commoners had to serve their lords and provide labor to the state.

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