ปรโลก

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ปร (bpɔɔn, different; other) +‎ โลก (lôok, world); ultimately from Sanskrit परलोक (paraloka, literally other world). Cognate with Khmer បរលោក (bɑlook).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicปรโลก
p r o l k
Phonemic
ปะ-ระ-โลก
p a – r a – o l k
ปอ-ระ-โลก
p ɒ – r a – o l k
RomanizationPaiboonbpà-rá-lôokbpɔɔ-rá-lôok
Royal Institutepa-ra-lokpo-ra-lok
(standard) IPA(key)/pa˨˩.ra˦˥.loːk̚˥˩/(R)/pɔː˧.ra˦˥.loːk̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ปรโลก (bpà-rá-lôok)

  1. afterlife; life after death.
  2. underworld; world of the dead.