Thai

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Etymology

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From นับ (náp, to consider; to deem; to regard) +‎ ถือ (tʉ̌ʉ, idem).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicนับถือ
n ạ ɓ tʰ ụ̄ ɒ
Phonemic
นับ-ถือ
n ạ ɓ – tʰ ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonnáp-tʉ̌ʉ
Royal Institutenap-thue
(standard) IPA(key)/nap̚˦˥.tʰɯː˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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นับถือ (náp-tʉ̌ʉ) (abstract noun การนับถือ or ความนับถือ)

  1. (transitive, of anyone or anything) to recognise; to acknowledge; to appreciate.
  2. (transitive, of anyone or anything) to hold in high regard; to hold in high esteem; to think highly of; to venerate.
  3. (transitive, of a religion, religion teacher, philosophy, philosopher, or the like) to profess; to affirm belief in; to have faith in.

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