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¡Ã³ìgoh[r]nM[linguistics] speech organs
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gaanM thaakL thaangR bookL khohnM yaangL jawL johngM dtuaaM
lampoon
¡ÒþٴÀÒÉÒ¾×é¹àÁ×ͧgaanM phuutF phaaM saaR pheuunH meuuangMvernacular
¡ÒÃÊ͹ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡ÄÉgaanM saawnR phaaM saaR angM gritLteaching English
¤Ó¤Çº¡ÅéÓkhahmM khuaapF glahmF[Thai orthography] a word with a syllable that has a double-initial consonant, such as the word à¡Å×Í , which uses the double-initial '¡Å'
¤ÓªÁá½§»ÃЪ´khahmM chohmM faaengR bpraL chohtHa remark that seems to say something pleasant about a person but could also be an insult
¤Ó«é͹khahmM saawnH[linguistic term] a complex word
¤ÓµÃ§¢éÒÁkhahmM dtrohngM khaamFopposite word or meaning, antonym
¤Ó·ÕèÍÍ¡àÊÕ§áÅÐÊС´àËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ áµèÁÕ¤ÇÒÁËÁÒÂáÅзÕèÁÒµèÒ§¡Ñ¹
khahmM theeF aawkL siiangR laeH saL gohtL meuuanR ganM dtaaeL meeM khwaamM maayR laeH theeF maaM dtaangL ganM
homonyms (two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation, e.g. the noun ¢Ñ¹  and the verb ¢Ñ¹ )
¤Óà·ÕºkhahmM thiiapFcomparative word
¤ÓºÃÔÀÒÉkhahmM bawL riH phaatFinvective
¤Ó»ÃÐÊÁkhahmM bpraL sohmRcompound word
¤Óà»ç¹khahmM bpenM[grammar] live syllable, a syllable ending with a long vowel or one of the following consonants: -¹ -³ -­ -à -Å -Ì -§ -Á
¤Ó¼Ç¹khahmM phuaanRinversely combined word or vowel relocation technique, the Thai pun technique in which a word is reversed and re-combined. The pronunciation will change but it will connote the same hidden meaning. Almost like the "Pig Latin" technique.
¤Ó¼Ñ¹khahmM phanR[see ¤Ó¼Ç¹]
¤Ó¾éͧàÊÕ§khahmM phaawngH siiangRhomonyms; similar sounding words
¤ÓÂ×ÁkhahmM yeuumMloanword
¤ÓàÅÕ¹àÊÕ§¸ÃÃÁªÒµÔkhahmM liianM siiangR thamM maH chaatFonomatopoeia
¤Óʺ¶ÊÒºÒ¹khahmM saL bohtL saaR baanMexpletive; swear; swear word or swearword; curse; cuss; cussword; oath
¤ÓàËÁ×͹khahmM meuuanR[colloquial term for] synonym
¤ÓÍØ·Ò¹khahmM ooL thaanM[grammar] exclamation; interjection
¤ÓÍØ·Ò¹·ÕèËÂÒº¤ÒÂkhahmM ooL thaanM theeF yaapL khaayMexpletive; swear; swear word or swearword; curse; cuss; cussword; oath
¤ÓÍØ·Ò¹àÊÃÔÁº·khahmM ooL thaanM seermR bohtL[referring to] a euphonic word in the Thai language used to smoothen the main word it follows or precedes
à¤Ã×èͧËÁÒÂÇÃäµÍ¹khreuuangF maayR wakH dtaawnM[formal term] the punctuation marks
§Ò¹ ngaanM[of the arts] literary work (a book, novel, etc.); cinema
¨ÑµÇÒjatL dtaL waaM[of Thai Tone] rising
©Ñ¹·Åѡɳìchan[t]R lakHa rhyme scheme; prosody; poetics; [name of a book on versification]
ªÓÃРchahmM raH[of ¾¨¹Ò¹Ø¡ÃÁ  (dictionaries) and ¾ÃÐäµÃ»Ô®¡ (the Tripitaka)] to amend, to improve, to revise, to reform, to better, to clarify
ªÓÃо¨¹Ò¹Ø¡ÃÁchahmM raH phohtH jaL naaM nooH grohmMto edit, revise, amend and clarify ¾¨¹Ò¹Ø¡ÃÁ  (dictionaries)
°Ò¹ thaanRbase; foot; pedestal; position; ground; place; station; platform; cause; reason; basis; [linguistics] origin of alphabet/consonants
°Ò¹¡Ã³ìthaanR goh[r]nM[linguistics] the base (fixed) and speech organs (movable); articulators; sound origins
µÃÕdtreeM[of Thai Tone] high
µÑÇÊС´dtuaaM saL gohtL[Thai orthography] the final, or syllable-ending consonant in a syllable
µÑÇÍÑ¡ÉÃdtuaaM akL saawnRalphabet; script; letter; type; font
·Õ¦ÊÃÐtheekF saL raL[Linguistics] long sounding vowel
â· thohM[of Thai Tone] falling
¹Ä¤ËÔµnaH reuH khaH hitL[formal name of] the mark (), (see ¹Ô¤ËÔµ)
¹Ñ¡ÇÔ¨ÒóìnakH wiH jaan[n]Mcritic
¹ÒÁҹءÃÁnaaM maaM nooH grohmMdictionary of names; book of nomenclature; dictionary of ÇÔÊÒÁҹ¹ÒÁ
º·¡ÇÕá¹Ç¢º¢Ñ¹bohtL gweeM naaeoM khohpL khanRlimerick (a light or humorous verse form of 5 chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of 3 feet and lines 3 and 4 are of 2 feet with a rhyme scheme of aabba)
ºÃÔà©·bawL riH chaehtL[formal] chapter; section; compiled and classified articles; sectional articles; arrangement; classification; division
»·Ò¹Ø¡ÃÁbpaL thaaM nooH grohmMa small dictionary or phrase book; lexicon; wordbook
ä»ÂÒÅ bpaiM yaanMthe dotted line (ellipsis) indicating omission of a word(s)
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phuuF theeF phuutF reuuR khiianR daiF phiiangM phaaM saaR diaaoM
a monoglot
½¹·Í§fohnR thaawngMa tiny vertical stroke or strokes placed on the vowel ÍÔ to create ÍÕ or Í×
á½§¤ÇÒÁËÁÒÂËÅÒ¹ÑÂfaaengR khwaamM maayR laayR naiMambiguous; unclear; dubious; enigmatic; equivocal; inconclusive; indefinite; indeterminate; obscure; vague
¾¨¹ìphoht[n]H[Thai grammar] speech; [Figure of Speech] word(s); speaking; stating
¾¨¹Ò¹Ø¡ÃÁ phohtH jaL naaM nooH grohmMdictionary
¾¨¹Ò¹Ø¡ÃÁÊͧÀÒÉÒ phohtH jaL naaM nooH grohmM saawngR phaaM saaRbilingual dictionary (e.g. Thai-English and vice versa)
¾¨¹Ò¹Ø¡ÃÁÍ͹äŹìphohtH jaL naaM nooH grohmM aawnM lai[n]Mon-line dictionary
¾ÂÑ­ª¹Ð phaH yanM chaH naHconsonant
¾ÂÒ§¤ì phaH yaang[k]Msyllable
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phuutF reuuR khiianR daiF phiiangM phaaM saaR diaaoM
monolingual
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phuutF reuuR khiianR daiF saawngR phaaM saaR
bilingual
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phuutF reuuR khiianR daiF laayR phaaM saaR
multilingual
ä¾ÃѪ¹ÔÂÒÂphaiM ratH niH yaayMa [genre of] formal Thai novel in which the plot is set in a foreign land
ÀÒ¾¾¨¹ìphaapF phoht[n]H[used in a literature-related way only] figure of speech
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phaaM saaR theeF chaiH ganM bpraL jahmM wanM
vernacular
ÀÒÉÒ¾Ù´phaaM saaR phuutFspoken language; colloquial speech
ÀÒÉÒÈÒʵÃìphaaM saaR saat[dr]Llinguistics
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phaaM saaR angM gritL naiM thaaR naH theeF bpenM phaaM saaR theeF saawngR
ESL (English as a Second Language)
Áâ¹ÀÒ¾maH nohM phaapFimagery; mental image
Áآ»ÃÐâ¤mookH khaL yaH bpraL yohkL[Thai grammar] main clause; independent (principal) clause of a sentence
äÁé maaiH[prefix for the name of a] Thai tone mark or vowel symbol
ÂèÍ˹éÒyaawF naaFa paragraph
ÂèÍ˹éÒyaawF naaFto begin a new paragraph; to indent
Ãкº¡ÒõÑ駪×èÍraH bohpL gaanM dtangF cheuuFnomenclature
ÃÑÊÊÃÐratH saL raL[Linguistics] short sounding vowel
ÃÒªºÑ³±ÔµÂʶҹraatF chaH banM thitH dtaL yaH saL thaanRThe Royal Institute
ÃÒªÒÈѾ·ìraaM chaaM sap[t]Lroyal vocabulary; court language; royal language
ÃÙ»ÊÃÐruupF saL raL[grammar] a vowel character
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laH khaawnM dtaL lohkL laawH liianM baaepL khaL yaayR khwaamM geernM jingM
burlesque
ÅÔ§¤ì ling[k]Msex; gender; race; characteristic; symbol; sign of sex or gender; [grammar] gender
ǨÕÇÔÀÒ¤waH jeeM wiH phaakF[formal term] the Eight Part of Speech; [name of a book on part of speech]
ÇÃä wakHa space between phrases or sentences in Thai writing, used instead of punctuation
ÇÃä wakHa paragraph
ÇÃÃ³ÂØ¡µìwanM naH yook[d]Hthe four Thai tone marks: () () () ()
ÇÒ¡ÂÊÑÁ¾Ñ¹¸ìwaakF gaL yaH samR phan[t]M[formal term] syntax; [name of a grammar book on syntax]
ÇÔÊÃê¹ÕÂìwiH satL nee[y]M[grammar, the formal name of] the vowel "Ð" when used behind a consonant
ÇÔÊÒÁҹ¹ÒÁwiH saaR maanM yaH naamMspecific noun; proper noun
àÇé¹ÇÃäwehnH wakHto space
âÇËÒÃÊÃéÒ§ÀÒ¾¾¨¹ìwohM haanR saangF phaapF phoht[n]Hfigure of speech; a literary method that creates imagery
äÇÂҡóì waiM yaaM goh[r]nMgrammar
äÇÂҡóìä·ÂwaiM yaaM goh[r]nM thaiMThai grammar
ÈѾ·ì੾ÒÐsap[t]L chaL phawHacademic word or term; field word or term; specific word or term
ÈѾ·ìºÑ­­ÑµÔsap[t]L banM yatHcoinage: foreign words or terminology translated and coined into Thai and approved for official use by ÃÒªºÑ³±ÔµÂʶҹ (the Royal Institute)
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sap[t]L banM yatH raatF chaH banM thitH dtaL yaH saL thaanR
The Royal Institute's official coinage
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sap[t]L reuuR phaaM saaR theeF noomF nuaanM huuR
[grammar] euphemism [see notes]
Ê¡ÃÃÁ¡ÃÔÂÒsaL gamM gaL riH yaaMtransitive verb
ʹ¸ÔsohnR thiH[the Pali grammatical method of 'merging or uniting' words of Pali or Sanskrit origin together to form a new word or term]
ÊÁÒÊsaL maatL[the Pali grammatical method of 'combining' words of Pali or Sanskrit origin together to form a new word or term]
ÊÃРsaL raLa vowel
ÊÃÐà´ÕèÂÇsaL raL diaaoL[Thai linguistics] simple (single) vowel, such as ÍÐ ÍÒ ÍÔ ÍÕ ÍÖ Í× ÍØ ÍÙ àÍÐ àÍ áÍÐ áÍ áÍç âÍÐ âÍ àÍÒÐ ÍÍ àÍÍÐ or àÍÍ
ÊÃеÑÇsaL raL dtuaaM[Thai orthography] vowel character
ÊÃеÑÇã´ãªéà¢Õ¹¤ÃèÍÁ
saL raL dtuaaM daiM chaiH khiianR khraawmF
[Thai orthography] 'straddling' vowel character; — a Thai vowel grapheme having a preposed element where the preposed element is written before the first consonant of a consonant cluster, as in à©ÇÕ§  or àʧÕèÂÁ
ÊÃзÕèàËÁ×͹¾ÂÑ­ª¹ÐsaL raL theeF meuuanR phaH yanM chaH naH[Thai linguistics] vowel which functions as a consonant, such as Ä ÄÒ Æ ÆÒ ÍÓ äÍ ãÍ or àÍÒ (Æ and ÆÒ are obsolete)
ÊÃлÃÐÊÁsaL raL bpraL sohmR[Thai linguistics] compound vowel, such as àÍÕÂÐ àÍÕ àÍ×ÍÐ àÍ×Í ÍÑÇÐ or ÍÑÇ
ÊÃÐàÊÕ§ÂÒÇsaL raL siiangR yaaoM[Thai phonetics] long duration vowel
ÊÃÐàÊÕ§ÊÑé¹saL raL siiangR sanF[Thai phonetics] short duration vowel
ÊС´ saL gohtL[of alphabet] to spell
ÊÒÁÑ­ saaR manM[of Thai Tone] middle; plain
ÊÒÁÑ­¹ÒÁsaaR manM naamMcommon noun
ÊÒÁҹ¹ÒÁsaaR maanM yaH naamMcommon noun
Êӹǹ¾Ù´sahmR nuaanM phuutFan expression in speaking; [linguistics] idiom
ÊÔ觪èǤÇÒÁ¨ÓsingL chuayF khwaamM jahmMmnemonic (something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula)
àÊÕ§ siiangR[Thai phonetics] spoken tone, the pitch characteristic with which a syllable must be pronounced in order to be correctly understood
àÊÕ§¨ÑµÇÒsiiangR jatL dtaL waaM[Thai phonetics] rising tone
àÊÕ§µÃÕsiiangR dtreeM[Thai phonetics] high tone
àÊÕ§â·siiangR thohM[Thai phonetics] falling tone
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siiangR phaH yanM chaH naH khaawngR dtuaaM akL saawnR thaiM
Consonants of the Thai Alphabet
àÊÕ§ÊÒÁÑ­siiangR saaR manM[Thai phonetics] mid tone; middle tone; plain tone; mild tone; ordinary tone
àÊÕ§àÍ¡siiangR aehkL[Thai phonetics] low tone
˹ѧÊ×Í ÀҾ¹µÃì ËÃ×ͧҹÈÔŻР·Õè¼ÅÔµ¢Öé¹ÍÂèÒ§ÅÇ¡ æ à¾×èÍ·Óà§Ô¹
nangR seuuR phaapF yohn[dr]M reuuR ngaanM sinR laH bpaL theeF phaL litH kheunF yaangL luaakF luaakF pheuuaF thahmM ngernM
potboiler—a usually inferior work (as of art or literature) produced chiefly for profit
ËÂÒ´¹éÓ¤éÒ§yaatL naahmH khaangH[informal name of] the Thai glyph
ËÍ ¹ÓhaawR nahmMin Thai grammar, the name of the special function of the consonant Ë in which it causes a subsequent low-class, sonorant consonant (§, ³, ­, ¹, Á, Â, Ã, Å, or Ç) to determine its tone as if it were a high-class consonant. In this way, the syllable can obtain—depending on the vowel, final consonant type, and tone mark—a low, rising, or falling tone.
͹ءÃÁÇÔ¸Ò¹aL nooH grohmM wiH thaanM[Botany, Geography] taxonomy
ÍÍ ¹ÓaawM nahmM[Thai grammar] a leading silent 'Í,' as in the following four words: ÍÂÙè , ÍÂèÒ , ÍÂèÒ§ , and ÍÂÒ¡ 
ÍÍ¡àÊÕ§aawkL siiangRto pronounce; to enunciate; to articulate; to utter; to speak out loud; to vote
ÍÍ¡àÊÕ§á»Ãä»à»ç¹àÊÕ§µÑÇÍ×è¹
aawkL siiangR bpraaeM bpaiM bpenM siiangR dtuaaM euunL
[Thai grammar] [describing the situation in a] false consonant cluster where the silent à affects the pronunciation of the syllable
ÍÑ¡¢ÃÇÔ¸ÕakL khaL raL wiH theeM[formal term] orthography; rules of spelling, reading and writing; [name of a book on spelling rules]
ÍÑ¡¢ÃҹءÃÁakL khaL raaM nooH grohmMdictionary (of alphabetic order)
ÍÑ¡ÉàakL saawnR[of the alphabet] letter; character; alphabet; word; sound; vowels; consonants
ÍÑ¡ÉáÅÒ§akL saawnR glaangMmiddle- or mid-class consonant
ÍÑ¡ÉäǺakL saawnR khuaapF[Thai grammar] consonant cluster; consonant combination (see Consonant Clusters)
ÍÑ¡ÉäǺ·ÕèãªéÍÑ¡ÉùÓ
akL saawnR khuaapF theeF chaiH akL saawnR nahmM
[Thai grammar] 'leading consonant' consonant cluster; consonant cluster which uses a leading consonant
ÍÑ¡ÉäǺ·Õè¶Ù¡¤ÃèÍÁakL saawnR khuaapF theeF thuukL khraawmF[Thai grammar] straddled consonant cluster
ÍÑ¡ÉäǺá·éakL saawnR khuaapF thaaeH[Thai grammar] 'true' consonant cluster, one in which the second letter is 'Ã', 'Å', or 'Ç' (see Consonant Clusters)
ÍÑ¡ÉäǺäÁèá·éakL saawnR khuaapF maiF thaaeH[Thai grammar] 'false' consonant cluster (see Consonant Clusters)
ÍÑ¡ÉõèÓakL saawnR dtahmLlow-class consonant
ÍÑ¡ÉùÓakL saawnR nahmM[Thai linguistics] the leading consonant of an initial-consonant cluster (double consonant), such as silent 'Ë' (ËÍ ¹Ó) in the word á˹, silent 'Í' (ÍÍ ¹Ó) in the word ÍÂÙè , or the leading mid- or high-class consonant in words that follow the irregular tone rule described here
ÍÑ¡ÉÃÊÙ§akL saawnR suungRhigh-class consonant
ÍØ·Ò¹àÊÃÔÁº·ooL thaanM seermR bohtL[a word in Thai grammar which acts as a euphonious or decorative suffix]
àÍ¡ aehkL[of Thai Tone] low
àÍ¡â·ÉaehkL thohtF[in Thai grammar tone rules, referring to] a Thai word spelled with äÁéâ·  but pronounced as if spelled with äÁéàÍ¡ 
ãÍ aiM[pronunciation of the Thai vowel, ã ]
äÍ aiM[pronunciation of the Thai vowel, ä ]
¤ÓµÒÂkhahmM dtaayM[grammar] dead syllable, a syllable ending with a short vowel or one of the following consonants: -¡ -¢ -¤ -¦ -» -¾ -À -¿ -º -¥ -¯ - -° -· -² -± -¸ -¨ -ª -¬ -Ê -È -É -´ -®
ÊÒÃҹءÃÁsaaR raaM nooH grohmMencyclopedia

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