Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ប្រេ (pre, to apply; to use; to make use of; to employ; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer ប្រើ (praə).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเปรอ
e p r ɒ
Phonemic
เปฺรอ
e p ̥ r ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonbprəə
Royal Instituteproe
(standard) IPA(key)/prɤː˧/(R)

Verb

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เปรอ (bprəə) (abstract noun การเปรอ)

  1. (now chiefly in combination) to attend, minister, or serve in order to please, content, or comfort; to please, content, or comfort with attention, ministration, or service.
  2. (somewhat archaic) to adore; to worship.

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