เปรียบเทียบ

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Thai

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Etymology

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From เปรียบ (bprìiap, to compare) +‎ เทียบ (tîiap, to compare). Compare Khmer ប្រៀបធៀប (priəp tʰiəp); Lao ປຽບທຽບ (pīap thīap).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเปรียบเทียบ
e p r ī y ɓ e d ī y ɓ
Phonemic
เปฺรียบ-เทียบ
e p ̥ r ī y ɓ – e d ī y ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonbprìiap-tîiap
Royal Institutepriap-thiap
(standard) IPA(key)/pria̯p̚˨˩.tʰia̯p̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

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เปรียบเทียบ (bprìiap-tîiap) (abstract noun การเปรียบเทียบ)

  1. to compare.
  2. (law, as of a police officer, administrative officer, etc) to terminate a criminal prosecution against someone who has committed a certain type of crime, by imposing a fine on him as authorised by law instead of having him tried in court.