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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | รด-ไฟ-ฟ้า-ฉะ-เหฺลิม-พฺระ-เกียด-หก-รอบ-พฺระ-ชน-มะ-พัน-สา-สาย-หฺนึ่ง-สาย-สุ-ขุม-วิด-และ-สาย-สอง-สาย-สี-ลม |
IPA | rót faj fáː tɕʰà lɤ̌ːm pʰráʔ kìːat hòk rɔ̂ːp pʰráʔ tɕʰon má pʰan sǎː sǎːj nɯ̀ŋ sǎːj sùʔ kʰǔm wít lɛ́ʔ sǎːj sɔ̌ːŋ sǎːj sǐː lom |
Royal Thai General System | rot fai fa chaloem phra kiat hok rop phrachonmaphansa sai nueng sai sukhumwit lae sai song sai silom |
[proper noun, geographical] | |||
definition | Skytrain [formal honorific]; Bangkok's new urban rail system, the SkyTrain system built to commemorate H.M. King Bhumipol's 72nd Birthday Anniversary | ||
notes | The official name of the project translates as: Elevated Train in Commemoration of H.M. the King's 6th Cycle Birthday, Route 1 (Sukhumvit Line) and Route 2 (Silom Line) | ||
categories | |||
components | รถไฟฟ้า![]() ![]() | rohtH faiM faaH | "skytrain"; electric train |
เฉลิม ![]() | chaL leermR | to celebrate, to enhance or aggrandize | |
พระเกียรติ | phraH giiatL | glamour and glory | |
๖ รอบพระชนมพรรษา![]() ![]() | hohkL raawpF phraH chohnM maH phanM saaR | 6 Cycles (72-year) Royal Anniversary | |
สาย ![]() | saaiR | method; route; way | |
๑ ![]() | neungL | Thai digit one, 1 | |
สาย ![]() | saaiR | method; route; way | |
สุขุมวิท ![]() | sooL khoomR witH | Sukhumvit | |
![]() ![]() | laeH | and | |
สาย ![]() | saaiR | method; route; way | |
๒ ![]() | saawngR | Thai digit two, 2 | |
สาย ![]() | saaiR | method; route; way | |
สีลม ![]() | seeR lohmM | Silom, an important financial and entertainment district in Bangkok | |
related words | |||
บีทีเอ็ส![]() | beeM theeM esH | BTS, [referring to] the Bangkok Skytrain | |
บีทีเอส | beeM theeM aehtL | [Thai transcription of foreign loanword] BTS Skytrain (Bangkok Transit System) | |
รถไฟใต้ดิน![]() ![]() | rohtH faiM dtaiF dinM | [referring specifically to] the Bangkok Metro (MRT) | |
รถไฟฟ้า![]() ![]() | rohtH faiM faaH | "skytrain"; electric train | |
รถไฟฟ้า![]() | rohtH faiM faaH | electric train | |