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พึ่งพา

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Thai

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Etymology

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From พึ่ง (pʉ̂ng, to depend) +‎ พา (paa, to lead, direct).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicพึ่งพา
b ụ ˋ ŋ b ā
Phonemic
พึ่ง-พา
b ụ ˋ ŋ – b ā
RomanizationPaiboonpʉ̂ng-paa
Royal Institutephueng-pha
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɯŋ˥˩.pʰaː˧/(R)

Verb

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พึ่งพา (pʉ̂ng-paa) (abstract noun การพึ่งพา or ความพึ่งพา)

  1. to live
  2. to help each other
  3. to depend on, rely on (for help)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • พึ่งพา” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.