แปลกใจ

Thai

Etymology

From แปลก (bplɛ̀ɛk, strange) +‎ ใจ (jai, heart; emotion).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแปลกใจ
æ p l k au t͡ɕ
Phonemic
แปฺลก-ไจ
æ p ̥ l k – ai t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboonbplɛ̀ɛk-jai
Royal Instituteplaek-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/plɛːk̚˨˩.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Verb

แปลกใจ • (bplɛ̀ɛk-jai) (abstract noun การแปลกใจ)

  1. (intransitive) to be surprised, amazed

Further reading

  • แปลกใจ” 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.