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| ประกวด bpraL guaatL |  |
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| 1. | ประกวด | bpraL guaatL | to compete; to contest |
| 2. | การประกวด | gaanM bpraL guaatL | contest; pageant; beauty pagent (e.g.) |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ปฺระ-กวด |
| IPA | pràʔ kùːat |
| Royal Thai General System | prakuat |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to compete; to contest | ||
| synonyms | ขับเคี่ยว | khapL khiaaoF | to fight; deal with; contend with |
| แข่งขัน | khaengL khanR | to vie; compete; contend | |
จิก  | jikL | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch | |
| ฉกชิง | chohkL chingM | to snatch; steal; pilfer | |
| ฉกชิงวิ่งราว | chohkL chingM wingF raaoM | to steal; pilfer; grab and run | |
| ช่วงชิง | chuaangF chingM | to snatch; grab; scramble for; seize; wrest; catch | |
| ชิงชัย | chingM chaiM | to compete; fight; contest; vie; contend | |
| ดวล | duaanM | to duel; contest; fight; battle. | |
| ต่อกร | dtaawL gaawnM | to fight; put up a fight; struggle | |
| ต่อสู้ | dtaawL suuF | to fight; struggle; battle | |
| ตะลุมบอน | dtaL loomM baawnM | to wrestle with; tussle with; scuffle; buffet; a free for all | |
| ตะลุมบอน | dtaL loomM baawnM | to charge; free fight; make a bayonet charge; engage in a hand to hand combat | |
| โต้แย้ง | dto:hF yaaengH | to contradict; argue; dispute | |
| โต้เถียง | dto:hF thiiangR | to argue; debate; dispute | |
| ถกเถียง | thohkL thiiangR | to dispute | |
 เถียง | thiiangR | to contradict; to argue; to dispute; to talk back | |
| ทดสอบ | thohtH saawpL | to test or quiz, to find the limits of, to try | |
| ทดลอง | thohtH laawngM | to experiment; test | |
| ทะเลาะเบาะแว้ง | thaH lawH bawL waaengH | to brawl; wrangle; bicker; quarrel; dispute; argue; squabble; spat | |
| ทะเลาะวิวาท | thaH lawH wiH waatF | to brawl; quarrel and fight | |
| ทำสงคราม | thamM sohngR khraamM | to wage war; to do battle | |
| ทุ่มเถียง | thoomF thiiangR | to debate, dispute, argue, or quarrel | |
| บู๊ | buuH | [แต้จิ๋ว dialect] military; of fighting; fierce; martial; military; valiant; 武 to fight | |
| ประลอง | bpraL laawngM | to test; maneuver; exercise; contest; try out | |
| ฝ่าฟัน | faaL fanM | to struggle against difficulty and adversity | |
| พันตู | phanM dtuuM | to fight; engage in combat | |
| พิพาท | phiH phaatF | to dispute; argue | |
| ฟัด | fatH | to struggle; to fight; to wrestle | |
| ฟาดฟัน | faatF fanM | to fight; struggle; to fight tooth and nail | |
| แย่งชิง | yaaengF chingM | to snatch away; to seize | |
| แย้ง | yaaengH | to oppose; contradict; object; argue; protest; dispute; counter | |
| รบ | rohpH | to go to war; to fight; to make war; to battle | |
| รบพุ่ง | rohpH phoongF | to fight; do battle | |
| รบรา | rohpH raaM | to fight; battle; wage war; fight a battle | |
| ลองเชิง | laawngM cheerngM | to test one's ability; test (one's adversary); check somebody's ability | |
| สู้ | suuF | to contend; fight; compete; make an aggressive move | |
| สู้รบตบมือ | suuF rohpH dtohpL meuuM | to fight, battle, combat | |
| ห้ำหั่น | hamF hanL | to attack; assail; assault | |
| ออกศึก | aawkL seukL | to go to war; go to a battle | |
| examples | ประกวดราคา | bpraL guaatL raaM khaaM | to tender a bid; to compete for a contract by submitting one's price |
| ผู้เข้าประกวด | phuuF khaoF bpraL guaatL | contestant; entrants into a [beauty] contest | |
| sample sentences | |||
ถ้าจะให้ฉันไปประกวดนางงามน่ะหรือ ไว้น้ำท่วมหลังเป็ดเสียก่อนเถอะ. thaaF jaL haiF chanR bpaiM bpraL guaatL naangM ngaamM naF reuuR waiH naamH thuaamF langR bpetL siiaR gaawnL thuhL "If you want me to enter the beauty contest, wait until hell freezes over." "Do you want me to enter the beauty contest or do you wait until hell freezes over." | |||
| 2. การประกวด gaanM bpraL guaatL [noun] | |||
| definition | contest; pageant; beauty pagent (e.g.) | ||
| examples | การประกวดนางงาม  | gaanM bpraL guaatL naangM ngaamM | a beauty pageant |
| ประกวดนางนพมาศ | bpraL guaatL naangM nohpH phaH maatF | beauty contest held during the ลอยกระทง festival | |
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ในการประกวดการเขียนเรียงความทุกครั้งก็จะมีหลักเกณฑ์อยู่ข้อหนึ่งที่กล่าวว่า "ต้องให้ถูกต้องตามหลักไวยากรณ์ไทย" naiM gaanM bpraL guaatL gaanM khiianR riiangM khwaamM thookH khrangH gaawF jaL meeM lakL gaehnM yuuL khaawF neungL theeF glaaoL waaF dtawngF haiF thuukL dtawngF dtaamM lakL waiM yaaM gaawnM thaiM "In every essay writing competition one of the criteria is that “the writing must be in accordance with correct Thai grammar”." | |||
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