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| กะหรี่ gaL reeL |  |
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| 1. | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] curry; [used only when referring to] Indian curry, a flavor made from the flower tops of cannabis |
| 2. | [extremely crude and derogatory slang] prostitute |
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| Phonemic Thai | กะ-หฺรี่ |
| IPA | kàʔ rìː |
| Royal Thai General System | kari |
| alternate spelling | กะหลี่ | gaL leeL | |
| 1. [noun, loanword, English] | |||
| definition | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] curry; [used only when referring to] Indian curry, a flavor made from the flower tops of cannabis | ||
| examples | ผงกะหรี่  | phohngR gaL reeL | curry powder |
| แกงกะหรี่ | gaaengM gaL reeL | Indian style curry | |
| 2. [noun, colloquial, vulgar, idiom] | |||
| definition | [extremely crude and derogatory slang] prostitute | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
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| synonyms | ผู้หญิงขายบริการ | phuuF yingR khaaiR baawM riH gaanM | prostitute |
| ผู้หญิงหากิน | phuuF yingR haaR ginM | working girl; prostitute | |
| แพศยา | phaaetF saL yaaR | prostitute | |
| เวศยา | waehtF saL yaaR | prostitute; harlot; whore | |
| โส | so:hR | [colloquial slang] prostitute (shortened from of โสเภณี ) | |
| โสเภณี | so:hR phaehM neeM | prostitute | |
| หญิงสำส่อน | yingR samR saawnL | prostitute; harlot; whore | |
| อีตัว | eeM dtuaaM | [extremely crude and derogatory] a female prostitute | |
| related word | ผู้หญิงพรรค์อย่างว่า | phuuF yingR phanM yaangL waaF | 'that' sort of woman— [an euphemism implying the woman is a prostitute] |
| example | อีกะหรี่ดอกทอง! | eeM gaL reeL daawkL thaawngM | [extremely vulgar, disparaging and derogatory] a promiscuous whore |
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