ปรอท

Thai

Etymology

From Pali pārada (“mercury”) or Sanskrit पारद (pārada, idem); possibly via Old Khmer paraṭta (idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer បារត (baarɑɑt).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปรอท p r ɒ d
Phonemic		ปะ-หฺรอด p a – h ̥ r ɒ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà-rɔ̀ɔt
	Royal Institute	pa-rot
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pa˨˩.rɔːt̚˨˩/^(R)
Homophones edit		ปรอด

Noun

ปรอท • (bpà-rɔ̀ɔt)

(chemistry) mercury; quicksilver.
(colloquial) thermometer.
(pathology, of a royal person) (พระ~) fever.
(figurative) used to describe a very quick movement.
- ไวเป็นปรอท
  wai bpen bpà-rɔ̀ɔt
  Quick as mercury