กะหรี่
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กะหรี่ k a h r ī ˋ | |
| Phonemic | กะ-หฺรี่ k a – h ̥ r ī ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gà-rìi |
| Royal Institute | ka-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)
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) prostitute.
Synonyms
Synonyms — see โสเภณี (sǒo-pee-nii)
Etymology 2
From Tamil கறி (kaṟi, “curry”).
Noun
กะหรี่ • (gà-rìi)
- (แกง~) curry:
- pungent dish of vegetables, meat or fish, etc, flavoured with various spices or curry powder.
- any dish flavoured with curry powder or the like.
- (ผง~) curry powder.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- กะหรี่ปั๊บ