ปีกกา

Thai

Etymology

ปีก (bpìik, “wing”) +‎ กา (gaa, “crow”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปีกกา p ī k k ā
Phonemic		ปีก-กา p ī k – k ā
Romanization	Paiboon	bpìik-gaa
	Royal Institute	pik-ka
(standard) IPA^(key)		/piːk̚˨˩.kaː˧/^(R)

Noun

ปีก กา • (bpìik-gaa)

(historical, military) the left or right wing of a troop that is formed into a crow-like shape.
(punctuation) (วงเล็บ~) curly bracket.

Usage notes

A left curly bracket (" { ") may be called ปีกกา เปิด (bpìik-gaa-bpə̀ət).
A right curly bracket (" } ") may be called ปีกกา ปิด (bpìik-gaa-bpìt).

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