ทวีป

Thai

Alternative forms

ทีป (tîip)
ทีปะ (tii-bpà)

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)

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

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