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กะเพรา

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicกะเพรา
k a e b r ā
Phonemic
กะ-เพฺรา
k a – e b ̥ r ā
RomanizationPaiboongà-prao
Royal Instituteka-phrao
(standard) IPA(key)/ka˨˩.pʰraw˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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Compare Lao ກະເພົາ (ka phao), Khmer ម្រះព្រៅ (mrĕəh prɨw), Northern Khmer มเรี็ยฮปเริ็ว.

Noun

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กะเพรา • (gà-prao)

  1. (botany) holy basil: the plant Ocimum tenuiflorum L. of the family Labiatae.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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กะเพรา • (gà-prao)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of ผัดกะเพรา.
  2. (colloquial) Clipping of ข้าวผัดกะเพรา (kâao-pàt-gà-prao).
Descendants
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  • → Chinese: 打拋／打抛 (dǎpāo)
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