อุปไมย
Thai
Etymology
From Pali upameyya (“that which is to be compared or likened”); cognate with Khmer ឧបមេយ្យ (’ŏbâméyy). See also อุปมา (ùp-bpà-maa).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | อุปไมย ɒ u p ai m y | ||
| Phonemic | อุบ-ปะ-ไม ɒ u ɓ – p a – ai m | อุ-ปะ-ไม ɒ u – p a – ai m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ùp-bpà-mai | ù-bpà-mai |
| Royal Institute | up-pa-mai | u-pa-mai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔup̚˨˩.pa˨˩.maj˧/ | /ʔu˨˩.pa˨˩.maj˧/ | |
Noun
อุปไมย • (ùp-bpà-mai)
- simile; metaphor.
Synonyms
Synonyms
- อุปมา (ùp-bpà-maa)