ระบาย

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicระบาย
r a ɓ ā y
Phonemic
ระ-บาย
r a – ɓ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonrá-baai
Royal Institutera-bai
(standard) IPA(key)/ra˦˥.baːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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Noun

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ระบาย (rá-baai)

  1. cloth hung from the edge of something as an ornament.

Etymology 2

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Perhaps from Old Khmer rabay,

Verb

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ระบาย (rá-baai) (abstract noun การระบาย)

  1. to discharge: to relieve (as of load, charge, or burden).
  2. to discharge: to let out (as of a liquid or gas), especially from where it has been confined.
  3. to drain (as of a liquid or gas).
  4. to evacuate (the bowels).
  5. to ventilate (as of air or wind).
  6. to give free expression (as to an emotion or feeling), especially in order to relieve oneself of it.
  7. to paint: to coat (as with a colour).
Derived terms
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