ทวีป

Thai

Alternative forms
  • ทีป (tîip)

Etymology

From Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa, “continent; island”); probably via Old Khmer *dvīpa, *°dvipa (“country; land; territory”). Compare Modern Khmer ទ្វីប (tviip); Lao ທະວີບ (tha wīp); Old Javanese dwīpa; Pali dīpa.

Pronunciation
Orthographicทวีป
d w ī p
Phonemicทะ-วีบ
d a – w ī ɓ
RomanizationPaiboontá-wîip
Royal Institutetha-wip
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˦˥.wiːp̚˥˩/

Noun

ทวีป • (tá-wîip)

  1. continent.
  2. (archaic)
    1. isle; island.
    2. land; region; realm; territory.
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