เหล็กดัด

Thai

Etymology

เหล็ก (lèk, “iron; steel”) +‎ ดัด (dàt, “to bend; to flex; etc”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเหล็กดัด
e h l ˘ k ɗ ạ ɗ
Phonemic
เหฺล็ก-ดัด
e h ̥ l ˘ k – ɗ ạ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonlèk-dàt
Royal Institutelek-dat
(standard) IPA(key)/lek̚˨˩.dat̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

เหล็กดัด • (lèk-dàt)

  1. decorative curved iron.
  2. (slang) brace: wire placed against the surfaces of the teeth.

Further reading

  • “เหล็กดัด” 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.
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