Ratree
ราตรี
A Thai literary word for "night", from Sanskrit rātri, also given to a fragrant night-blooming jasmine.
Meaning and origin
Ratree comes from the elevated, Sanskrit-flavoured layer of Thai vocabulary, where it stands for the night in place of the everyday word for it.
How to pronounce Ratree
| Thai (Thailand) | raa-TREE /raːtriː/ |
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