กะหรี่

Thai

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) กะหลี่
  • (misspelled) กระหรี่ (grà-rìi), กรี่ (grìi), กะรี่

Pronunciation

Orthographicกะหรี่
kahrīˋ
Phonemic
กะ-หฺรี่
kah̥rīˋ
RomanizationPaiboongà-rìi
Royal Instituteka-ri
(standard) IPA(key)/ka˨˩.riː˨˩/(R)

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

Etymology 2

Semi-learned borrowing 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
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