Places ปราสาท bpraa-sàat
castle; Khmer stone temple noun
- bpraa mid
- sàat low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ปราสาทbpraa-sàat is the castle of fairy tales and of Europe, and in Thailand also the Khmer temples of the Northeast, ปราสาทหินbpraa-sàat hǐn, "stone castles": the best known are Phanom Rung in Buriram and Phimai near Korat. A sandcastle is a ปราสาททรายbpraa-sàat saai, and a royal palace a วังwang.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- prasat
- bprasaat
- pra sat
- prasart
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