คาบสมุทร

Thai

Etymology

From คาบ (kâap, to hold, seize, clamp) +‎ สมุทร (sà-mùt, sea), that is, "a landmass clamped by the sea". Cognate with Lao ຄາບສະໝຸດ (khāp sa mut).

Pronunciation

Orthographicคาบสมุทร
g ā ɓ s m u d r
Phonemic
คาบ-สะ-หฺมุด
g ā ɓ – s a – h ̥ m u ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonkâap-sà-mùt
Royal Institutekhap-sa-mut
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːp̚˥˩.sa˨˩.mut̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

คาบสมุทร • (kâap-sà-mùt)

  1. peninsula

Further reading

  • คาบสมุทร” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.