กะเพรา
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Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กะเพรา k a e b r ā | |
| Phonemic | กะ-เพฺรา k a – e b ̥ r ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gà-prao |
| Royal Institute | ka-phrao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ka˨˩.pʰraw˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1
Compare Lao ກະເພົາ (ka phao), Khmer ម្រះព្រៅ (mrĕəh prɨw), Northern Khmer มเรี็ยฮปเริ็ว.
Noun
กะเพรา • (gà-prao)
- (botany) holy basil: the plant Ocimum tenuiflorum L. of the family Labiatae.
Etymology 2
Noun
กะเพรา • (gà-prao)
- (colloquial) Clipping of ผัดกะเพรา.
- (colloquial) Clipping of ข้าวผัดกะเพรา (kâao-pàt-gà-prao).