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พิเศษ

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer bisesa, bisessa, bīsessa (special, extraordinary, exceptional; distinct; eminent; outstanding); ultimately from Sanskrit विशेष (viśeṣa, special; queer; property, attribution; etc). Cognate with Thai วิเศษ (wí-sèet); Modern Khmer ពិសេស (pisaeh).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicพิเศษ
b i e ɕ ʂ
Phonemic
พิ-เสด
b i – e s ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonpí-sèet
Royal Institutephi-set
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰi˦˥.seːt̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective

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พิเศษ (pí-sèet) (abstract noun ความพิเศษ)

  1. special; extraordinary; exceptional.
  2. distinct; eminent; outstanding.
  3. exclusive.
  4. irregular; adjunct.
  5. (archaic) magic, magical; excellent, superb, splendid, magnificent, amazing.