ปีแสง

Thai

Etymology

From ปี (bpii, “year”) +‎ แสง (sɛ̌ɛng, “light”); calque of English light year.

Cognate with Lao ປີແສງ (pī sǣng).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปีแสง p ī æ s ŋ
Phonemic		ปี-แสง p ī – æ s ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpii-sɛ̌ɛng
	Royal Institute	pi-saeng
(standard) IPA(key)		/piː˧.sɛːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ปีแสง • (bpii-sɛ̌ɛng)

1. (astrophysics) light year.