กะหรี่

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographicกะหรี่
k a h r ī ˋ
Phonemicกะ-หฺรี่
k a – h ̥ r ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboongà-rìi
Royal Instituteka-ri
(standard) IPA(key)/ka˨˩.riː˨˩/

Etymology 1

From aphaeresis and corruption of ช็อกการี (chɔ́k-gaa-rii) or ช็อกกะรี (chɔ́k-gà-rii, “prostitute”), ultimately from Hindi छोकरी (chokrī, “young girl”).

Noun

กะหรี่ • (gà-rìi)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) prostitute.
Synonyms
Synonyms — see โสเภณี (sǒo-pee-nii)

Etymology 2

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi, “curry”).

Noun

กะหรี่ • (gà-rìi)

  1. (แกง~) curry:
    1. pungent dish of vegetables, meat or fish, etc, flavoured with various spices or curry powder.
    2. any dish flavoured with curry powder or the like.
  2. (ผง~) curry powder.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • กะหรี่ปั๊บ
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