มะเขือเทศ
Thai
Etymology
From มะเขือ (má-kʉ̌ʉa, “eggplant”) + เทศ (têet, “foreign”). For similar semantics in an unrelated language, compare Chinese 番茄 (fānqié, “tomato”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | มะเขือเทศ m a e kʰ ụ̄ ɒ e d ɕ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | มะ-เขือ-เทด m a – e kʰ ụ̄ ɒ – e d ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | má-kʉ̌ʉa-têet |
| Royal Institute | ma-khuea-thet | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ma˦˥.kʰɯa̯˩˩˦.tʰeːt̚˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
มะเขือเทศ • (má-kʉ̌ʉa-têet)
Further reading
- “มะเขือเทศ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.