ปรอท

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pali pārada (mercury) or Sanskrit पारद (pārada, idem); possibly via Old Khmer paraṭta (idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer បារត (baarɑɑt).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicปรอท
p r ɒ d
Phonemic
ปะ-หฺรอด
p a – h ̥ r ɒ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbpà-rɔ̀ɔt
Royal Institutepa-rot
(standard) IPA(key)/pa˨˩.rɔːt̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesปรอด

Noun

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ปรอท (bpà-rɔ̀ɔt)

  1. (chemistry) mercury; quicksilver.
  2. (colloquial) Synonym of เทอร์โมมิเตอร์ (təə-moo-mí-dtə̂ə, thermometer) (classifier อัน).
  3. (pathology, of a royal person) (พระ~) fever.
  4. (figurative) used to describe a very quick movement.
    ไวเป็นปรอท
    wai bpen bpà-rɔ̀ɔt
    Quick as mercury