ไอยรา

ai-yá-raa

Meanings

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elephant (literary/poetic)

an elephant, used mainly in literary or poetic contexts.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระราชาprá raa-chaaพระราชาprá raa-chaa1king2His Majesty (title/reference)ทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)ไอยราai-yá-raaไอยราai-yá-raaelephant (literary/poetic)เผือกpèuuakเผือกpèuuak1pale/ashen; off-white (literary/figurative)2[to] meddle; be nosy (slang)3taro (plant and corm)4a meddlesome person (slang)คู่พระบารมีkôo prá-baa-rá-meeคู่พระบารมีkôo prá-baa-rá-mee1royal consort (esp. queen consort)2one fit to be the monarch’s consort
In this tale, the king possesses a noble white elephant as a symbol of his prestige.