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| กะเพรา gaL phraoM |  |
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| 1. | กะเพรา | gaL phraoM | the herb; basil |
| 2. | ต้นกะเพรา | dtohnF gaL phraoM | the basil plant, Ocimum sanctum |
| 3. | ใบกะเพรา | baiM gaL phraoM | basil leaf |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กะ-เพฺรา |
| IPA | kàʔ pʰraw |
| Royal Thai General System | kaphrao |
| alternate spelling | กระเพรา | graL phraoM | |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | the herb; basil | ||
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| examples | กะเพราไก่ | gaL phraoM gaiL | stir-fried chicken with basil |
| ผัดกะเพรา | phatL gaL phraoM | [a common Thai dish] basil stir fry | |
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แม่ค้าขายกับข้าวละแวกซอยบ้านมักได้รับแจกจ่ายนำไปทำผัดกะเพรา ทำแกงป่า เพื่อขายให้ลูกค้าได้บ่อย ๆ maaeF khaaH khaaiR gapL khaaoF laH waaekF saawyM baanF makH daiF rapH jaaekL jaaiL namM bpaiM thamM phatL gaL phraoM thamM gaaengM bpaaL pheuuaF khaaiR haiF luukF khaaH daiF baawyL "The women selling prepared food in the area where we lived often took the basil to make basil stir-fry and curries to sell to their customers." | |||
| 2. ต้นกะเพรา dtohnF gaL phraoM | |||
| definition | the basil plant, Ocimum sanctum | ||
| related words | ต้นโหระพา | dtohnF ho:hR raH phaaM | the sweet basil plant, Ocimum basilicum |
| แมงลัก | maaengM lakH | lemon basil Ocimum × citriodourum | |
3. ใบกะเพรา  baiM gaL phraoM | |||
| definition | basil leaf | ||
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| classifier | ใบ | baiM | [numerical classifier for bottles, drinking glasses, backpacks, money, leaves, sheets, hats, the world, cards and other flat objects, eggs]; [colloquial classifier for eggs] |
| example | ไก่ผัดใบกะเพรา | gaiL phatL baiM gaL phraoM | a Thai dish of diced chicken fried with chilli and basil |
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