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แปร

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicแปร
æ p r
Phonemic
แปฺร
æ p ̥ r
RomanizationPaiboonbprɛɛ
Royal Instituteprae
(standard) IPA(key)/prɛː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Middle Khmer ប្រែ (prē).

Verb

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แปร (bprɛɛ) (abstract noun การแปร)

  1. to change; to alter; to transform.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Semi-learned borrowing from Burmese ပြည် (prany). In the 19th century or earlier, -ည် could be pronounced as [i/e/ɛ/ɪ̃].[1] So Siamese chronicles transcribed it as "แปร".

Proper noun

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แปร (bprɛɛ)

  1. the name of a city in Burma. (ပြည်မြို့)

References

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