Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer ច្រូច (crūca, to eject, to shoot, to splash; pointed, sharp; etc) or from contraction of Old Khmer កាមច្រូច (kāma crūca, fireworks; flare; rocket). Compare Modern Khmer ច្រួច (cruəc), Khmer កញ្ជ្រួច (kɑñcruəc), កាំជ្រួច (kamcruəc); Lao ຈະຫຼວດ (cha lūat).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicจรวด
t͡ɕ r w ɗ
Phonemic
จะ-หฺรวด
t͡ɕ a – h ̥ r w ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonjà-rùuat
Royal Institutecha-ruat
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕa˨˩.rua̯t̚˨˩/(R)

Noun edit

จรวด (jà-rùuat)

  1. rocket; missile.
  2. (slang, humorous) penis.

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

จรวด (jà-rùuat) (abstract noun ความจรวด)

  1. (poetic) high and steep; sharply sloping; precipitous.

Derived terms edit