เปรียบ

Thai

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer pryap (“to set side by side; to compare; to weigh; comparison”); compare Modern Khmer ប្រៀប (priəp, “to compare; to match up with; comparison; analogy”).

Cognate with Lao ປຽບ (pīap), Northern Thai ᨷᩕ᩠ᨿᨷ. Related to เรียบ (rîiap).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เปรียบ e p r ī y ɓ
Phonemic		เปฺรียบ e p ̥ r ī y ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	bprìiap
	Royal Institute	priap
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pria̯p̚˨˩/^(R)

Verb

เปรียบ • (bprìiap) (abstract noun การเปรียบ)

to compare.

Derived terms