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| ไตร dtraiM | ![]() |
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| 1. | tri-; three; great; superb |
| 2. | [written Thai] [often preceded by ตรึก] to examine; to approximate; to count |
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| Phonemic Thai | ไตฺร |
| IPA | traj |
| Royal Thai General System | trai |
| 1.  [adjective, formal, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | tri-; three; great; superb | ||
| examples | ธงไตรรงค์ ![]() | thohngM dtraiM rohngM | the official Thai flag of three colors originated by King Mongkut or King Rama VI. Red represents the Kingdom; white religion; and blue, the King |
ชำระพระไตรปิฎก![]() ![]() | chamM raH phraH dtraiM bpiL dohkL | to revise, amend and clarify พระไตรปิฎก![]() (the Tripitaka) | |
พระไตรปิฎก![]() ![]() | phraH dtraiM bpiL dohkL | [formal term] the Pali cannon or Tripitaka—a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century B.C., divided into one of three parts (ปิฎก [Pitaka]): sermons (Sutta Pitaka), the rules of the Buddhist order (Vinaya Pitaka), and several treatises on philosophy and psychology (Abhidhamma Pitaka) | |
ไตรปิฎก![]() | dtraiM bpiL dohkL | the Tripitaka; three-part Buddhist teachings | |
ไตรจักร![]() | dtraiM jakL | the Hindu three worlds (Bhuloka, Antarloka, and Sivaloka) | |
ไตรลักษณ์![]() | dtraiM lakH | three general characteristics of existence | |
ไตรมาส![]() | dtraiM maatF | trimester | |
หอไตร![]() | haawR dtraiM | building housing scriptures (in a temple) | |
| 2.  [verb, intransitive, poetic, ancient] | |||
| definition | [written Thai] [often preceded by ตรึก] to examine; to approximate; to count | ||

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