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| ไพร่ phraiF |  |
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| 1. | ไพร่ | phraiF | commoner; subject (of a king); plebe |
| 2. | ไพร่ | phraiF | common; low-class |
| 3. | ไพร่ | phraiF | peasant; serf; servant |
| 4. | ไพร่ฟ้า | phraiF faaH | common people; serfs |
| 5. | ไพร่ส่วย | phraiF suayL | taxpayer |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ไพฺร่ |
| IPA | pʰrâj |
| Royal Thai General System | phrai |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | commoner; subject (of a king); plebe | ||
| synonyms | ข้าทาสบริการ | khaaF thaatF baawM riH gaanM | servant; slave |
| ขี้ข้า | kheeF khaaF | slave; servant | |
คนใช้ | khohnM chaiH | servant; maid | |
| ทาส | thaatF | slave | |
| บ่าว | baaoL | servant; menial; slave | |
| บ่าวไพร่ | baaoL phraiF | servant; slave | |
| examples | ไพร่หลวง | phraiF luaangR | indentured royal guard |
| ไพร่พล | phraiF phohnM | soldiers; military forces; troops | |
| ไพร่ฟ้าข้าแผ่นดิน | phraiF faaH khaaF phaenL dinM | commoners; the citizens of country; people | |
| ไพร่ฟ้า | phraiF faaH | commoners; the citizens of country; people | |
| sample sentence | สังคมไทยแบ่งชั้นวรรณะออกเป็นสี่ชั้นคือ ชั้นเจ้านาย ชั้นผู้ดี ชั้นไพร่ และชั้นทาส sangR khohmM thaiM baengL chanH wanM naH aawkL bpenM seeL chanH kheuuM chanH jaoF naaiM chanH phuuF deeM chanH phraiF laeH chanH thaatF "Thai society has [historically] been divided into four castes: royalty; the upper class; commoners; and slaves." | ||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | common; low-class | ||
| example | คำไพร่ | khamM phraiF | vulgar speech or text |
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | peasant; serf; servant | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
| synonym | ชาวนาติดดิน | chaaoM naaM dtitL dinM | serf |
| examples | บ่าวไพร่ | baaoL phraiF | servant; slave |
| ไพร่สม | phraiF sohmR | fresh recruits for the crown; conscript soldiers | |
| ข้าไพร่ | khaaF phraiF | servant; serf | |
| sample sentences | |||
ไพร่มีภาระหน้าที่จะต้องส่งส่วยแก่มูลนาย ในรูปของส่วยแรงงาน หรือส่วยสินค้าก็ตาม phraiF meeM phaaM raH naaF theeF jaL dtawngF sohngL suayL gaaeL muunM naaiM naiM ruupF khaawngR suayL raaengM ngaanM reuuR suayL sinR khaaH gaawF dtaamM "Serfs had an obligation to pay tribute to their masters in the form of conscript labor or in the form of goods." | |||
| 4. ไพร่ฟ้า phraiF faaH [noun] | |||
| definition | common people; serfs | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
| 5. ไพร่ส่วย phraiF suayL [noun] | |||
| definition | taxpayer | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
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