เพราะ

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicเพราะ
e b r ā a
Phonemic
เพฺราะ
e b ̥ r ā a
RomanizationPaiboonprɔ́
Royal Institutephro
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰrɔʔ˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Khmer ព្រោះ (prŭəh, because; since).

Conjunction

เพราะ (prɔ́)

  1. because.
Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Etymology 2

Corruption of พิเราะ, from Khmer ពីរោះ (piirŭəh, melodious; sonorous). Related to ไพเราะ (pai-rɔ́).

Adjective

เพราะ (prɔ́) (abstract noun ความเพราะ)

  1. melodious; pleasing to the ear.