เปรียบเทียบ

Thai

Etymology

From เปรียบ (bprìiap, “to compare”) +‎ เทียบ (tîiap, “to compare”). Compare Khmer ប្រៀបធៀប (priəp tʰiəp); Lao ປຽບທຽບ (pīap thīap).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เปรียบเทียบ e p r ī y ɓ e d ī y ɓ
Phonemic		เปฺรียบ-เทียบ e p ̥ r ī y ɓ – e d ī y ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	bprìiap-tîiap
	Royal Institute	priap-thiap
(standard) IPA(key)		/pria̯p̚˨˩.tʰia̯p̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

เปรียบเทียบ • (bprìiap-tîiap) (abstract noun การเปรียบเทียบ)

1. to compare.
2. (law, as of a police officer, administrative officer, etc) to terminate a criminal prosecution against someone who has committed a certain type of crime, by imposing a fine on him as authorised by law instead of having him tried in court.