เทพ
See also: เทพี
Thai
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Pali deva (“deity; god”) or Sanskrit देव (deva, “deity; god”); probably via Old Khmer debbha, debva, dœbva (“deity; god”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទេព (teep).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เทพ e d b | |||
| Phonemic | เทบ e d ɓ | [bound form] เทบ- e d ɓ – | [bound form] เทบ-พะ- e d ɓ – b a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | têep | têep- | têep-pá- |
| Royal Institute | thep | thep- | thep-pha- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰeːp̚˥˩/ | /tʰeːp̚˥˩./ | /tʰeːp̚˥˩.pʰa˦˥./ | |
Noun
เทพ • (têep)
- (theology) (classifier ตน or องค์) god; deity.
- the Thai ecclesiastical rank above ราช (râat) and below ธรรม (tam).
Usage notes
- The classifier ตน is archaic.
Adjective
เทพ • (têep) (abstract noun ความเทพ)
- (slang) divine: extremely good; unusually lovely; very pleasing; of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
- (slang, sarcastic) inviolable; sacrosanct; untouchable; uncriticisable; unchangeable; beyond interference.
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