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เพี้ยง phiiangH |
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1. | [poetic use only] equal to; as... as; as; like |
2. | [word pronounced on making a wish] "Presto!" — "Abracadabra!" — "Voila!" |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เพี้ยง |
IPA | pʰíːaŋ |
Royal Thai General System | phiang |
alternate spelling | เพี่ยง | phiiangF | |
1. [adjective, formal, poetic] | |||
definition | [poetic use only] equal to; as... as; as; like | ||
categories | |||
related words | คล้าย | khlaaiH | to seem; resemble; appear |
เฉก | chaehkL | [formal conjunction used in written Thai or poetry only] as; like | |
เฉกเช่น | chaehkL chenF | as if | |
เช่น | chenF | similar to; same as | |
ดัง | dangM | such as; like; similar to; as | |
ดั่ง | dangL | [poetic, formal, written Thai] similar to; just like | |
ดั่งเช่น | dangL chenF | [written Thai] for example | |
ประดุจ | bpraL dootL | [poetic, written] as if; as; like such as; for example | |
ประหนึ่ง | bpraL neungL | [poetic, written] as if; as though; as; like; comparable to; comparable to | |
พ่าง | phaangF | [formal conjunction for poetic use only] as; like | |
ราวกับ | raaoM gapL | [formal] like; as; same as; similar to | |
เหมือน | meuuanR | [is] similar; all the same; like; as | |
เหมือนกับ | meuuanR gapL | same as; similar to; as if | |
อย่าง | yaangL | like; as | |
อย่างกับ | yaangL gapL | like; as; similar to; as if | |
2. [interjection, colloquial] | |||
definition | [word pronounced on making a wish] "Presto!" — "Abracadabra!" — "Voila!" | ||
example | โอมเพี่ยง! | o:hmM phiiangF | Oam... presto! (May it be as I wish now!) |