Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer ត្រ្វច៑ (trvac), ត្រ្វាច៑ (trvāc, to examine; to inspect; etc), whence Modern Khmer ត្រួត (truət). Related to the augmented form ตำรวจ (dtam-rùuat, police). Cognate with Lao ກວດ (kūat), Northern Thai ᨠ᩠ᩅᨯ (kūat).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicตรวจ
t r w t͡ɕ
Phonemic
ตฺรวด
t ̥ r w ɗ
RomanizationPaiboondtrùuat
Royal Institutetruat
(standard) IPA(key)/trua̯t̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesตรวด

Verb

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ตรวจ (dtrùuat) (abstract noun การตรวจ)

  1. to examine; to inspect; to check.

Derived terms

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