มรกต

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit मरकत (marakata, “emerald”). Compare Lao ມະຣະກົດ (ma ra kot), ມໍຣະກົດ (mǭ ra kot), Khmer មរកត (mĕəʼrĕəʼkɑt).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มรกต m r k t
Phonemic {-ɔɔ r-}		มอ-ระ-กด m ɒ – r a – k ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	mɔɔ-rá-gòt
	Royal Institute	mo-ra-kot
(standard) IPA(key)		/mɔː˧.ra˦˥.kot̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

มรกต (classifier เม็ด)

1. emerald.