ชาวไร่

Thai

Etymology

From ชาว (chaao, “person”) + ไร่ (râi, “field”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ชาวไร่ d͡ʑ ā w ai r ˋ
Phonemic		ชาว-ไร่ d͡ʑ ā w – ai r ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	chaao-râi
	Royal Institute	chao-rai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕʰaːw˧.raj˥˩/^(R)

Noun

ชาวไร่ • (chaao-râi)

farmer; crop grower (other than rice such as maizes, sugar canes, soybeans, potatoes, yams, cassavas, coffee beans, grapes, tea leaves, etc).

Usage notes

A rice grower is particularly called ชาวนา (chaao-naa).

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