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| พร่า phraaF |  |
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| 1. | to destroy; to kill; to ruin; to lay waste |
| 2. | [is] blurry; diffuse; indistinct |
| 3. | to "cook" beef or seafood by infusing it with lime juice |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พฺร่า |
| IPA | pʰrâː |
| Royal Thai General System | phra |
| 1. [verb, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to destroy; to kill; to ruin; to lay waste | ||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] blurry; diffuse; indistinct | ||
| synonyms | จาง  | jaangM | to fade out; to thin out; to become less in intensity |
| เบลอ | bluuhrM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] [is] unclear or indistinct; blurred; blurry | |
| มัว | muaaM | [is] cloudy; dim; gloomy; indistinct; blurred; not clear; obscure | |
| เลือน | leuuanM | [is] dim; blur; indistinct; vague; unclear | |
เลือนลาง | leuuanM laangM | to fade away; become faint | |
| เลือนลาง | leuuanM laangM | [is] vague; dim; indistinct; obscure | |
| examples | พร่ามัว | phraaF muaaM | blurred; indistinct |
| ตาพร่า | dtaaM phraaF | eyes are dim | |
| ภาพพร่า | phaapF phraaF | blurry image; indistict pictrure | |
| พร่าเลือน | phraaF leuuanM | [is] blurred; indistinct | |
| 3. [verb] | |||
| definition | to "cook" beef or seafood by infusing it with lime juice | ||
| sample sentence | ส่วนคนไทยนั้นมักจะพร่าหรือต้มแกงไปตามเรื่องและวิธีจีนนั้นใช้เอาตะเกียบคีบชุบลงไปในหม้อเกาเหลาร้อน suaanL khohnM thaiM nanH makH jaL phraaF reuuR dtohmF gaaengM bpaiM dtaamM reuuangF laeH wiH theeM jeenM nanH chaiH aoM dtaL giiapL kheepF choopH lohngM bpaiM naiM maawF gaoM laoR raawnH "Thais are accustomed [to preparing oysters] by infusing [them with lime juice] or cooking [them as a] traditional curry dish; the Chinese methods is to grasp [an oyster with] pair of chopsticks and dip it in a pot of hot soup." | ||
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