ทวีป
Thai
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa, “continent; island”). Compare Khmer ទ្វីប (tviip); Lao ທະວີບ (tha wīp); Old Javanese dwīpa; Pali dīpa.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ทวีป d w ī p | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ทะ-วีบ d a – w ī ɓ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tá-wîip |
| Royal Institute | tha-wip | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰa˦˥.wiːp̚˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
ทวีป • (tá-wîip)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ทวีป” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.