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| กะเพรา graL phaoM (20., 21.) |  |
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| 1. | กะเพรา | graL phaoM | the herb; basil |
| 2. | ต้นกะเพรา | dtohnF graL phaoM | the basil plant, Ocimum sanctum |
| 3. | ใบกะเพรา | baiM graL phaoM | basil leaf |
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| Phonemic Thai | กฺระ-เพา |
| IPA | krà pʰaw |
| Royal Thai General System | kraphao |
| alternate spelling | กระเพรา | graL phraoM | |
| pronunciation notes | 20. Note the silent ร /r/ in the double consonant combination พร. 21. Note: In this word, กะ is pronounced /graL-/ | ||
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | the herb; basil | ||
| example | กระเพราไก่ | graL phraoM gaiL | stir-fried chicken with basil |
| 2. ต้นกะเพรา dtohnF graL phaoM | |||
| definition | the basil plant, Ocimum sanctum | ||
3. ใบกะเพรา  baiM graL phaoM | |||
| definition | basil leaf | ||
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| classifier | ใบ | baiM | [numerical classifier for bottles, drinking glasses, backpacks, money, leaves, sheets, cards and other flat objects]; [colloquial classifier for eggs] |
| example | ไก่ผัดใบกะเพรา | gaiL phatL baiM graL phaoM | a Thai dish of diced chicken fried with chilli and basil |
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