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อุปไมย  oopL bpaL maiM (24.)
Royal Institute - 1982
อุปไมย  /อุ-ปะ-ไม; อุบ-ปะ-ไม/ {Pali: อุปเมยฺย}
[นาม] สิ่งหรือข้อความที่พึงเปรียบเทียบกับสิ่งอื่นเพื่อให้เข้าใจแจ่มแจ้ง, คู่กับ อุปมา.

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiอุบ-ปะ-ไม
IPAʔùp pà maj
Royal Thai General Systemuppamai

pronunciation note24. 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 ]

exampleอุปมาอุปไมยoopL bpaL maaM oopL bpaL maiMmetaphor; simile (the verbs เหมือน  and ดั่ง  are always used)

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