เทศ

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit देश (deśa, “place; region; spot; etc.”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เทศ e d ɕ
Phonemic		เทด e d ɗ	[bound form] เทด-สะ- e d ɗ – s a –	[bound form] เท-สะ- e d – s a –
Romanization	Paiboon	têet	têet-sà-	tee-sà-
Romanization	Royal Institute	thet	thet-sa-	the-sa-
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰeːt̚˥˩/	/tʰeːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩./	/tʰeː˧.sa˨˩./
Homophones edit		เทศน์

Adjective

เทศ • (têet)

local.
- เทศบัญญัติ
  têet-sà-ban-yàt
  Local ordinance.
- เทศบาล
  têet-sà-baan
  Municipality.
  (literally) Local administration.
(sometimes colloquial) foreign.
- มะเขือเทศ
  má-kʉ̌ʉa-têet
  Tomato.
  (literally) Foreign nightshade.
- หนัง ไทย และเทศ
  nǎng tai lɛ́ têet
  Thai and foreign films.

Derived terms

มะเขือเทศ (má-kʉ̌ʉa-têet, “eggplant”)

Noun

เทศ • (têet)

district; locality; place; region; spot.

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