กำพร้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicกำพร้า
k å b r ˆ ā
Phonemic
กำ-พฺร้า
k å – b ̥ r ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboongam-práa
Royal Institutekam-phra
(standard) IPA(key)/kam˧.pʰraː˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

กำพร้า • (gam-práa)

  1. (anatomy) epidermis.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɡm̩.raːꟲ (orphan).[1]

Cognate with Lao ກຳພ້າ (kam phā), Khmer កំព្រា (kɑmpriə), Zhuang gyax, Nong Zhuang lugbyax.

Adjective

กำพร้า • (gam-práa) (abstract noun ความกำพร้า)

  1. bereaved of one's parents; orphaned.

Noun

กำพร้า • (gam-práa)

  1. (คน~) orphan.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 337