for the Thai language
| | Internet resource for the Thai language |
F.A.Q. Check out the list of frequently asked questions for a quick answer to your inquiry
recent donations!
Sign-up to join our mailing list. You'll receive email notification when this site is updated. Your privacy is guaranteed; this list is not sold, shared, or used for any other purpose. Click here for more information.
To unsubscribe, click here.
| ยากไร้ yaakF raiH |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
| ||||
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ยาก-ไร้ |
| IPA | jâːk ráj |
| Royal Thai General System | yak rai |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] poor; underprivileged | ||
| components |  ยาก  | yaakF | [is] difficult; hard; not easy |
| ไร้ | raiH | [is] without; lacking; devoid of; in need of | |
| sample sentences | ระบบเศรษฐกิจทุนนิยมไม่ได้ทำให้รายได้กระจายตกไปถึงชนชั้นคนยากไร้เลย  raH bohpL saehtL thaL gitL thoonM niH yohmM maiF daiF thamM haiF raaiM daiF graL jaaiM dtohkL bpaiM theungR chohnM chanH khohnM yaakF raiH leeuyM "Capitalist economies does not spread income down to those in the poverty-stricken class." | ||
| 2. ผู้ยากไร้ phuuF yaakF raiH [noun] | |||
| definition | poor people; the underprivileged | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
| components | ผู้ | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' |
| ยาก | yaakF | [is] difficult; hard; not easy | |
| ไร้ | raiH | [is] without; lacking; devoid of; in need of | |
| sample sentence | ในจินตนาการของชนชั้นกลาง เวลาพูดคำว่าชาวไร่ มักจะมีคำว่า ผู้ยากไร้ ห้อยท้ายมาด้วยเสมอ naiM jinM dtaL naaM gaanM khaawngR chohnM chanH glaangM waehM laaM phuutF khamM waaF chaaoM raiF makH jaL meeM khamM waaF phuuF yaakF raiH haawyF thaaiH maaM duayF saL muuhrR "In the mind of the middle class when they use the term “rice farmer”, they often append the word “poverty-stricken” to it." | ||
online source for this page