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ทางสามแพร่ง

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ทาง (taang, path; road; way) +‎ สาม (sǎam, three) +‎ แพร่ง (prɛ̂ng, fork (of road, way, etc)); literally "three-forked way".

Pronunciation

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Orthographicทางสามแพร่ง
d ā ŋ s ā m æ b r ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ทาง-สาม-แพฺร็่ง
d ā ŋ – s ā m – æ b ̥ r ˘ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontaang-sǎam-prɛ̂ng
Royal Institutethang-sam-phraeng
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːŋ˧.saːm˩˩˦.pʰrɛŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ทางสามแพร่ง (taang-sǎam-prɛ̂ng)

  1. T-junction, traditionally believed to be employed by the dead and thus deemed a very unholy spot.
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