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พยายาม

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit व्यायाम (vyāyāma, drill, exercise, practice; effort, exertion, struggle; etc); perhaps via Old Khmer byāyāma, byāyām (to strive; to struggle; to endeavor; to persist; to persevere; etc). Cognate with Lao ພະຍາຍາມ, Northern Thai ᨽ᩠ᨿᩣᨿᩣ᩠ᨾ, Modern Khmer ព្យាយាម (pyiəyiəm).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicพยายาม
b y ā y ā m
Phonemic
พะ-ยา-ยาม
b a – y ā – y ā m
RomanizationPaiboonpá-yaa-yaam
Royal Institutepha-ya-yam
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰa˦˥.jaː˧.jaːm˧/(R)

Verb

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พยายาม (pá-yaa-yaam) (abstract noun การพยายาม or ความพยายาม)

  1. to make an effort; to endeavor; to strive; to struggle; to try; to attempt; to persevere; to persist.
  2. (criminal law) to attempt: to make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime).

Noun

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พยายาม (pá-yaa-yaam)

  1. (criminal law) attempt: substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime).