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| เพชร phetH / phetH chaH (11., 23.) |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เพ็ด |
| IPA | pʰét |
| Royal Thai General System | phet |
| pronunciation notes | 11. In this word the combination ชร is pronounced as final 'T'. 23. Note: In this word, the vowel is pronounced with a short duration. See the irregular pronunciations page for more information. | ||
| [noun, adjective] | |||
| definition | diamond | ||
| classifier | เม็ด  | metH | [numerical classifier for small, round things like shirt buttons, pills or tablets, seeds, beads, etc.] |
| categories | |||
| examples | เพชรพลอย | phetH phlaawyM | gems |
| เครื่องเพชร | khreuuangF phetH | diamond jewelry | |
| เครื่องประดับเพชร | khreuuangF bpraL dapL phetH | jewelry | |
| ขนเพชร | khohnR phetH | [euphemism] pubic hair | |
| เพชรดี | phetH deeM | a fine diamond | |
| เพชรตาแมว | phetH dtaaM maaeoM | cat's eye diamond | |
| เพชรน้ำหนึ่ง | phetH naamH neungL | diamond of the first or superb water—also often used as a person's degree of excellence | |
| ใจเพชร | jaiM phetH | [is] firm; resolute; strong-minded; steadfast; unyielding; adamant; determined | |
| เพชรดา | phetH chaH daaM | hardness; durability | |
| เครื่องมือเพชร | khreuuangF meuuM phetH | machine or tool using diamonds | |
| แหวนเพชร | waaenR phetH | diamond ring | |
| ขี้เถ้ากลบเพชร | kheeF thaoF glohpL phetH | an activity which starts out good and end up bad | |
| sample sentences | |||
มีเงินมีทองมีแหวนเพชร meeM ngernM meeM thaawngM meeM waaenR phetH "I am wealthy and I have a diamond ring." | |||
ภายในห้องแสดงนิทรรศการเต็มไปด้วยชุดเครื่องเพชร จากร้านเพชรชื่อดังระดับโลก phaaiM naiM haawngF saL daaengM niH thatH saL gaanM dtemM bpaiM duayF chootH khreuuangF phetH jaakL raanH phetH cheuuF dangM raH dapL lo:hkF "The interior of the exhibition hall was filled with diamond jewelry collections from world-renowned diamond jewelry stores." | |||
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