เทศ

Thai

Alternative forms
  • เทศะ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
Orthographicเทศ
e d ɕ
Phonemic
เทด
e d ɗ
[bound form]
เทด-สะ-
e d ɗ – s a –
RomanizationPaiboontêettêet-sà-
Royal Institutethetthet-sa-
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰeːt̚˥˩/(R)/tʰeːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩./
Homophonesเทศน์

Adjective

เทศ • (têet)

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

Derived terms

Noun

เทศ • (têet)

  1. district; locality; place; region; spot.
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