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ภาษาแม่

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Thai

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Etymology

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Calque of English mother language or mother tongue. Same as ภาษา (paa-sǎa, “language”) +‎ แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, “mother”).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicภาษาแม่
bʰ ā ʂ ā æ m ˋ
Phonemic
พา-สา-แม่
b ā – s ā – æ m ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonpaa-sǎa-mɛ̂ɛ
Royal Institutepha-sa-mae
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaː˧.saː˩˩˦.mɛː˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ภาษาแม่ • (paa-sǎa-mɛ̂ɛ)

  1. mother language; mother tongue.