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oopL bpaL maaM oopL bpaL maiM
pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÍØº-»Ð-ÁÒ-ÍØº-»Ð-äÁ
IPAʔùppàmaː ʔùppàmɑj
Royal Thai General Systemuppama uppamai

 [noun, phrase, formal]
definition
metaphor; simile (the verbs àËÁ×͹  and ´Ñè§  are always used)

notesa figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in she is like a rose. The use of àËÁ×͹  (like) in the following poem is ÍØ»ÁÒÍØ»äÁÂ:
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àËÁ×͹¨Ò¡¹Ò§Ê¡ÒÃеÕ
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categories
componentsÍØ»ÁÒ oopL bpaL maaMsimile
ÍØ»äÁÂoopL bpaL maiM[see ÍØ»ÁÒ ]
synonym¤Óà»ÃÕºà·ÕºkhamM bpriiapL thiiapFa word drawing a comparison; a simile or metaphor
related wordsÍØ»ÅѡɳìoopL bpaL lakH sa[n]Lmetaphor (the verbs ¤×Í  and à»ç¹  are always used)
ÍØ»ÁÒ oopL bpaL maaMsimile
example
ÍØ»ÁÒÍØ»äÁ¨Óà¾ÒÐÊèǹ
oopL bpaL maaM oopL bpaL maiM jamM phawH suaanL
synecdoche

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