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| รูปตัวอักษรที่จารลงบนใบลานจะเป็นรูปโค้ง ๆ ด้วยเหตุผลง่าย ๆ ก็คือ ถ้าขีดเป็นเส้นตรงใบลานจะขาด ruupF dtuaaM akL saawnR theeF jaanM lohngM bohnM baiM laanM jaL bpenM ruupF kho:hngH duayF haehtL phohnR ngaaiF ngaaiF gaawF kheuuM thaaF kheetL bpenM senF dtrohngM baiM laanM jaL khaatL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | รูบ-ตัว-อัก-สอน-ที่-จาน-ลง-บน-ไบ-ลาน-จะ-เป็น-รูบ-โค้ง-ด้วย-เหด-ผน-ง่าย-ง่าย-ก้อ-คือ-ท่า-ขีด-เป็น-เซ่น-ตฺรง-ไบ-ลาน-จะ-ขาด |
| IPA | rûːp tuːa ʔàk sɔ̌ːn tʰîː tɕaːn loŋ bon baj laːn tɕàʔ pen rûːp kʰóːŋ dûaj hèːt pʰǒn ŋâːj ŋâːj kɔ̂ː kʰɯː tʰâː kʰìːt pen sên troŋ baj laːn tɕàʔ kʰàːt |
| Royal Thai General System | rup tua akson thi chan long bon bai lan cha pen rup khong duai het phon ngai ngai ko khue tha khit pen sen trong bai lan cha khat |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "The shape of letters inscribed on palm leaves are curved for the simple reason that if the letters were drawn with straight strokes, the palm leaf would tear." | ||
| components |  รูป  | ruupF | shape; form; contour; appearance; similarity-to |
ตัวอักษร | dtuaaM akL saawnR | alphabet; script; letter; type; font | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
| จาร | jaanM | to inscribe; engrave; to write with a stylus | |
| ลง | lohngM | [directional auxiliary indicating "downward" or "reduction"] | |
| บน | bohnM | over; above; on; upon; in | |
| ใบลาน | baiM laanM | leaf of fan palm (sometimes used for writing religious texts) | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| รูป | ruupF | shape; form; contour; appearance; similarity-to | |
| โค้ง | kho:hngH | [is] bent; curved | |
| ด้วย | duayF | together; along with; also; too; as well; likewise; in addition to doing some other thing (as another action performed by the same subject) | |
| เหตุผล | haehtL phohnR | reason; rationality | |
| ง่าย ๆ | ngaaiF ngaaiF | very simple; very easy; very easily | |
| ก็คือ | gaawF kheuuM | that is; is that; are those | |
| ถ้า | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if | |
| ขีด | kheetL | draw; scratch; write | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| เส้น | senF | geometric line; string; filament; thread; rope; cord; route or routing; ply; [spinal] cord | |
| ตรง | dtrohngM | [is] straight; direct; exactly; upright; vertical | |
| ใบลาน | baiM laanM | leaf of fan palm (sometimes used for writing religious texts) | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ขาด | khaatL | to tear, rip or become torn or ripped asunder, to separate | |
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