การเปรียบเทียบ(gaan bprìiap tîiap)

Meanings

1NounB1

comparison

the act or process of comparing two or more things to identify similarities and differences

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveการเปรียบเทียบgaan bprìiap tîiapการเปรียบเทียบgaan bprìiap tîiap1comparison2figurative comparison (rhetoric)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2price level; listed price3[to] cost; [to be] priced atผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
Mom is comparing the prices of vegetables at the market.
2NounC1

figurative comparison (rhetoric)

a figure of speech that compares two things for effect, especially a simile

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บทกวีbòt gà-weeบทกวีbòt gà-weea poem; a piece of verseนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กวีgà-weeกวีgà-weepoetใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]การเปรียบเทียบgaan bprìiap tîiapการเปรียบเทียบgaan bprìiap tîiap1comparison2figurative comparison (rhetoric)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herสวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2perfect; flawless (ironic)3nicely done; fineดุจdùtดุจdùtlike; as; as if (formal)ดวงดาวduuang daaoดวงดาวduuang daaostar (poetic); heavenly body
In this poem, the poet uses the simile "she is as beautiful as the stars".

Related Words

Word Breakdown

การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterPart 1
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เปรียบเทียบbprìiap tîiapเปรียบเทียบbprìiap tîiap1[to] compare2comparative (grammar)Part 2
การเปรียบเทียบgaan bprìiap tîiapการเปรียบเทียบgaan bprìiap tîiapcomparison