Meanings
rai1
nounrai (countable and uncountable, plural rai)
- countableuncountablestone money
rai2
nounrai (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of raï (“musical style”).
rai3
nounrai (countable and uncountable, plural rai)
- countableuncountableA 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).
Rai4
proper noun
- A surname from India found among people from northern India and coastal Karnataka.
Rai5
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Ray (“a region and satrapy in ancient Iran located between the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges and the Dasht-e Kavir desert”)
nounRai pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyAn ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Nepal.
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Origin
rai · noun
- yapraay
- yapraay
- Englishrai
Borrowed from Yapese raay.
More words from yap
Full word history & related roots →rai · noun
- Thaiไร่
- Thaiไร่
- Englishrai
Borrowed from Thai ไร่ (râi).
More words from Thai
Full word history & related roots →Rai · proper noun
Indian/Hindi surname, from a personal name based on the noun राजा (rājā, “king”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 萊 /莱
- 萊 /莱 (lái)Thai unit of area
Polish rai
- raiThai unit of area
Thai ไร่
- ไร่ (râi)Thai unit of area
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Cite this entry
APA
rai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rai
MLA
“rai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rai. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rai.
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