ดินสอ

Thai

Etymology

ดิน (din, “soil”) +‎ สอ (sɔ̌ɔ, “white”). In ancient times, people used white "ดินสอ" (marl, that is now called ดินสอพอง (din-sɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔng)) to write on slate. Later, western traders brought graphite sticks to write on paper. Therefore, the graphite sticks are called "ดินสอ" as well.

Pronunciation

Orthographicดินสอ
ɗ i n s ɒ
Phonemic
ดิน-สอ
ɗ i n – s ɒ
RomanizationPaiboondin-sɔ̌ɔ
Royal Institutedin-so
(standard) IPA(key)/din˧.sɔː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ดินสอ • (din-sɔ̌ɔ)

  1. (classifier แท่ง) pencil, especially black one.
  2. (archaic) lime; marl; marly limestone.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ดินสอ” 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.
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