แฝด

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨺᩯ᩠ᨯ, Khün ᨺᩯ᩠ᨯ, Lao ແຝດ (fǣt).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแฝด
æ f ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonfɛ̀ɛt
Royal Institutefaet
(standard) IPA(key)/fɛːt̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective

แฝด • (fɛ̀ɛt)

  1. twin (children)
  2. conjoined (fruits, flowers, eggs, etc.)
  3. double (houses)

Derived terms

  • คู่แฝด
  • เด็กฝาแฝด
  • ฝาแฝด (fǎa-fɛ̀ɛt)
  • ยาแฝด
  • เรือนแฝด
  • ลูกฝาแฝด
  • ลูกแฝด

Further reading

  • แฝด” 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.