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อุปไมย oopL bpaL maiM (24.) |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | อุบ-ปะ-ไม |
IPA | ʔùp pà maj |
Royal Thai General System | uppamai |
pronunciation note | 24. The pronunciation of this word illustrates reduplication, where a single written consonant serves as the final consonant of a syllable and is then pronounced again as the initial consonant of the following syllable. | ||
[noun, formal, loanword, Pali] | |||
definition | [see อุปมา ] | ||
example | อุปมาอุปไมย | oopL bpaL maaM oopL bpaL maiM | metaphor; simile (the verbs เหมือน and ดั่ง are always used) |