จรวด

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• กรวด (grùuat)
• ตรวด (dtrùuat)

 

Etymology

From Old Khmer ច្រូច (crūca, “to eject, to shoot, to splash; pointed, sharp; etc”) or from contraction of Old Khmer កាមច្រូច (kāma crūca, “fireworks; flare; rocket”). Compare Modern Khmer ច្រួច (cruəc), Khmer កញ្ជ្រួច (kɑñcruəc), កាំជ្រួច (kamcruəc); Lao ຈະຫຼວດ (cha lūat).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จรวด t͡ɕ r w ɗ
Phonemic		จะ-หฺรวด t͡ɕ a – h ̥ r w ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	jà-rùuat
	Royal Institute	cha-ruat
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕa˨˩.rua̯t̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

จรวด • (jà-rùuat)

1. rocket; missile.
2. (slang, humorous) penis.

Adjective

จรวด • (jà-rùuat) (abstract noun ความจรวด)

1. (poetic) high and steep; sharply sloping; precipitous.