ลิ้นจี่

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicลิ้นจี่
l i ˆ n t͡ɕ ī ˋ
Phonemic
ลิ้น-จี่
l i ˆ n – t͡ɕ ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonlín-jìi
Royal Institutelin-chi
(standard) IPA(key)/lin˦˥.t͡ɕiː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Cantonese 荔枝 (lai6 zi1, “lychee”)[1]

Noun

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ลิ้นจี่ • (lín-jìi)

  1. lychee.

Etymology 2

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From Cantonese 胭脂 (jin1 zi1, “rouge (cosmetics)”)[2]

Adjective

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ลิ้นจี่ • (lín-jìi)

  1. having lychee peel-like color.

References

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  1. ^ http://sealang.net/thai/chinese/modern.htm
  2. ^ http://sealang.net/thai/chinese/modern.htm
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