อุปมา

อุปมา

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• upamā (Latin script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• उपमा (Devanagari script)
• উপমা (Bengali script)
• උපමා (Sinhalese script)
• ဥပမာ (Burmese script)
• อุปะมา (Thai script)
• ᩏᨷᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸປມາ or ອຸປະມາ (Lao script)
• ឧបមា (Khmer script)

Noun

อุปมา f

1. Thai script form of upamā

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Thai

Etymology

From Pali upamā (“likeness; simile; parable; example”); cognate with Khmer ឧបមា (’ŏbâméa), Lao ອຸປະມາ (’u pa mā), Burmese ဥပမာ (u.pa.ma). Also compare อุปไมย (ùp-bpà-mai).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อุปมา ɒ u p m ā
Phonemic		อุบ-ปะ-มา ɒ u ɓ – p a – m ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ùp-bpà-maa
	Royal Institute	up-pa-ma
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔup̚˨˩.pa˨˩.maː˧/

Noun

อุปมา • (ùp-bpà-maa)

1. simile; metaphor.

Synonyms

Synonyms

• อุปไมย (ùp-bpà-mai)