อุปไมย
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Pali upameyya (“that which is to be compared or likened”). Cognate with Khmer ឧបមេយ្យ (ʼŏbâméyy).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | อุปไมย ɒ u p ai m y | ||
| Phonemic | อุบ-ปะ-ไม ɒ u ɓ – p a – ai m | อุ-ปะ-ไม ɒ u – p a – ai m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ùp-bpà-mai | ù-bpà-mai |
| Royal Institute | up-pa-mai | u-pa-mai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔup̚˨˩.pa˨˩.maj˧/(R) | /ʔu˨˩.pa˨˩.maj˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
อุปไมย • (ùp-bpà-mai)
- the action, condition, etc, which is compared to something, such as "beautiful" in "beautiful like a dream".
Antonyms edit
- อุปมา (ùp-bpà-maa)