เรา

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *rawᴬ (“first person plural pronoun”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩮᩢᩣ, Isan เฮา, Lao ເຮົາ (hao), Lü ᦣᧁ (haw), Tai Dam ꪹꪭꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥞᥝᥰ (häw), Shan ႁဝ်း (háo), Ahom 𑜍𑜧 (raw), 𑜍𑜈𑜫 (raw) or 𑜍𑜧𑜈𑜫 (raww), Bouyei rauz, Zhuang raeuz.

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicเรา
e r ā
RomanizationPaiboonrao
Royal Instituterao
(standard) IPA(key)/raw˧/(R)

Pronoun

เรา • (rao)

  1. a first person plural/singular pronoun employed when addressing a person of equal or lower status; I, we.
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    Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
    Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
    Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
    • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  2. a second person pronoun employed when addressing a person of lower status; you.
    Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also
Thai personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person m ผม (pǒm) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
f ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn)
f or neutral (colloquial) ฉัน (chǎn)
2nd person คุณ (kun)
3rd person m and f เขา (kǎo)
n มัน (man)
Archaic Thai personal pronouns
1st 2nd 3rd
Exclusive Inclusive
Informal Singular กู (guu) มึง (mʉng) มัน (man)
Dual เผือ (pʉ̌ʉa) รา (raa) เขือ (kʉ̌ʉa) ขา (kǎa)
Plural ตู (dtuu) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) สู (sǔu) เขา (kǎo)
Formal Singular ข้า (kâa), ตู (dtuu), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) เจ้า (jâao), สู (sǔu) เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan), เขา (kǎo)
Plural ตูข้า เราข้า สูเจ้า เขาเจ้า
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