กะเพรา

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กะเพรา k a e b r ā
Phonemic		กะ-เพฺรา k a – e b ̥ r ā
Romanization	Paiboon	gà-prao
	Royal Institute	ka-phrao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ka˨˩.pʰraw˧/^(R)

Etymology 1

Compare Lao ກະເພົາ (ka phao), Khmer ម្រះព្រៅ (mrĕəh prɨw), Northern Khmer มเรี็ยฮปเริ็ว.

Noun

กะเพรา • (gà-prao)

(botany) holy basil: the plant Ocimum tenuiflorum L. of the family Labiatae.

Noun

กะเพรา • (gà-prao)

(colloquial) Clipping of ผัดกะเพรา.
(colloquial) Clipping of ข้าวผัดกะเพรา (kâao-pàt-gà-prao).

Descendants

→ Chinese: 打拋／打抛 (Dǎpāo)

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