เพชร

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

พชระ
พัชระ
พิเชียร
วัชระ
วชิระ
วิเชียร (wí-chiian)

Etymology

From Old Khmer bejra, beja, bejña (“diamond”); ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “diamond”). Compare Modern Khmer ពេជ្រ (pɨc).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เพชร e b d͡ʑ r
Phonemic {Short}		เพ็ด e b ˘ ɗ	[bound form] เพ็ด-ชะ- e b ˘ ɗ – d͡ʑ a –	[bound form] เพ็ด- e b ˘ ɗ –
Romanization	Paiboon	pét	pét-chá-	pét-
Romanization	Royal Institute	phet	phet-cha-	phet-
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰet̚˦˥/	/pʰet̚˦˥.t͡ɕʰa˦˥./	/pʰet̚˦˥./
Homophones edit		เพ็จ

Adjective

เพชร • (pét) (abstract noun ความเพชร)

(figuratively) hard; strong.
- ใจเพชร
  jai pét
  strong-minded

Noun

เพชร • (pét)

diamond.

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