APPENDIX 8: Colours
The Thai word for colour is 'see'.
| white | see kaow |
| yellow | see leu-ang |
| pink | see chom-poo |
| orange | see som |
| red | see dairng |
| green | see kee-ow |
| light blue | see fah |
| blue | see nam ngern |
| purple | see muang |
| silver | see ngern |
| gold | see torng |
| grey | see tao |
| brown | see nam dtahn |
| black | see dum |
Associated Words
| orn | light (e.g. light green, light red) |
| kem | dark (e.g. dark green, dark red) |
| tah see | paint (e.g. paint a wall) |
| ra-bai see | paint (e.g. paint a picture) |
orn - this word is placed after the name of the colour to indicate a light shade: see kee-ow orn - light green
kem - this word is placed after the name of the colour to indicate a dark shade: see kee-ow kem - dark green
