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

Orthographic		ทะเลสาบ d a e l s ā ɓ
Phonemic		ทะ-เล-สาบ d a – e l – s ā ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	tá-lee-sàap
	Royal Institute	tha-le-sap
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰa˦˥.leː˧.saːp̚˨˩/

Noun

ทะเล สาบ • (tá-lee-sàap)

lake (fresh or salt water).

Proper noun

ทะเล สาบ • (tá-lee-sàap)

Tonlé Sap, a lake of fresh water in Cambodia.

Synonyms

Synonyms

โตนเลสาบ

ทะเลสาบเขมร

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