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| ปฐมบท bpaL thohmR maH bohtL |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ปะ-ถม-มะ-บด |
| IPA | pàʔ tʰǒm máʔ bòt |
| Royal Thai General System | pathomma bot |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | introduction; beginning; first chapter | ||
| classifier | บท  | bohtL | [numerical classifier for articles in books, textbooks, magazines, newspapers; songs, poems, stanzas] |
| categories | |||
| components | ปฐม [an alternate spelling or pronunciation] | bpaL thohmR maH | first; original; primary; initial |
 บท | bohtL | chapter of a book; lesson of a schoolbook; article in a magazine; verse; stanza | |
| sample sentence | อันเป็นปฐมบทของระบบน้ำประปาของชุมชนต่าง ๆ ทั่วโลกในทุกวันนี้  anM bpenM bpaL thohmR maH bohtL khaawngR raH bohpL naamH bpraL bpaaM khaawngR choomM chohnM dtaangL thuaaF lo:hkF naiM thookH wanM neeH "This [system] served as an model for various municipal water supply systems around the world to this day." | ||
