Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rai

/ɹˈɑi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: rai
IPA: /ɹˈɑi/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of raï (“musical style”).

Uncountable

noun

A unit of area used in Thailand that is equal, in modern times, to 1,600 square metres (16 ares, 0.16 hectares, 0.3954 acres).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from India found among people from northern India and coastal Karnataka.

name

Alternative form of Ray (“a region and satrapy in ancient Iran located between the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges and the Dasht-e Kavir desert”)

noun

An ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Nepal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yapese raay.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Phrases

rai stone

Rhymes With

desai masai sakurai sakai adlai kawai arai nagai hirai nakai stai mathai

Questions

How do you pronounce rai?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɑi/.
What does rai mean?: stone money
Where does rai come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce rai

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