ประเสริฐ
Thai
Etymology
Possibly from Sanskrit प्रश्रेष्ठ (praśreṣṭha, literally “very excellent”); perhaps via Old Khmer praseṭṭha, prasœra, prasergga (“excellent; magnificent; superb”). Compare Modern Khmer ប្រសើរ (prɑsaə), Pali paseṭṭha.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ประเสริฐ p r a e s r i ʈʰ | |
| Phonemic | ปฺระ-เสิด p ̥ r a – e s i ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bprà-sə̀ət |
| Royal Institute | pra-soet | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pra˨˩.sɤːt̚˨˩/(R) | |
Adjective
ประเสริฐ • (bprà-sə̀ət) (abstract noun ความประเสริฐ)
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