ทะเลสาบ

Thai

Etymology

From ทะเล (tá-lee, “large body of water”) +‎ สาบ (sàap, “large body of water”); ultimately from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer danle, danley (“large body of water”) + sāppa, śāpa, śāp, ʼsāp, ʼasāp, *sāp (“fresh (water)”). Compare Modern Khmer ទន្លេសាប (tɔɔnleisaap).

Pronunciation
Orthographicทะเลสาบ
d a e l s ā ɓ
Phonemicทะ-เล-สาบ
d a – e l – s ā ɓ
RomanizationPaiboontá-lee-sàap
Royal Institutetha-le-sap
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˦˥.leː˧.saːp̚˨˩/

Noun

ทะเลสาบ • (tá-lee-sàap)

  1. lake (fresh or salt water).

Proper noun

ทะเลสาบ • (tá-lee-sàap)

  1. Tonlé Sap, a lake of fresh water in Cambodia.

Synonyms
Synonyms
  • โตนเลสาบ
  • ทะเลสาบเขมร
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