ใบไม้ร่วง

Thai

Etymology

From ใบไม้ (bai-máai, “tree leaf”) +‎ ร่วง (rûuang, “to fall”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicใบไม้ร่วง
au ɓ ai m ˆ r ˋ w ŋ
Phonemic
ไบ-ม้าย-ร่วง
ai ɓ – m ˆ ā y – r ˋ w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbai-máai-rûuang
Royal Institutebai-mai-ruang
(standard) IPA(key)/baj˧.maːj˦˥.rua̯ŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

ใบไม้ร่วง • (bai-máai-rûuang)

  1. (ฤดู~, หน้า~) autumn.
  2. (idiomatic) used to describe a great many deaths.
    คนตายเป็น
    kon dtaai bpen bai-máai-rûuang
    (literally) People die like leaves falling / People die like falling leaves.

Synonyms

autumn

See also

Seasons in Thai · ฤดู (rʉ́-duu) (layout · text) · category
ใบไม้ผลิ (bai-máai-plì, “spring”) ร้อน (rɔ́ɔn, “summer”) ใบไม้ร่วง (bai-máai-rûuang, “autumn”) หนาว (nǎao, “winter”)
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