ปีแสง

Thai

Etymology

From ปี (bpii, year) +‎ แสง (sɛ̌ɛng, light); calque of English light year.

Cognate with Lao ປີແສງ (pī sǣng).

Pronunciation

Orthographicปีแสง
p ī æ s ŋ
Phonemic
ปี-แสง
p ī – æ s ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbpii-sɛ̌ɛng
Royal Institutepi-saeng
(standard) IPA(key)/piː˧.sɛːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ปีแสง • (bpii-sɛ̌ɛng) (classifier ปีแสง)

  1. (astrophysics) light year.