ทัพ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicทัพ
d ạ b
Phonemic
ทับ
d ạ ɓ
[bound form]
ทับ-พะ-
d ạ ɓ – b a –
RomanizationPaiboontáptáp-pá-
Royal Institutethapthap-pha-
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰap̚˦˥/(R)/tʰap̚˦˥.pʰa˦˥./
Homophones
 
ทรรป
ทรรปณ์
ทับ

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer ទប្ប (dâppa, armed force); ultimate origin undetermined. Cognate with Modern Khmer ទ័ព (tŏəp), Mon ဒပ်, Burmese တပ် (tap).

Alternative forms

  • ทับ (táp)archaic, obsolete or dated

Noun

ทัพ • (táp)

  1. troops; armed force; military body; body of fighting men
  2. (slang) multitude
    นักแสดงโดนทัพนักข่าวล้อมอยู่
    nák-sà-dɛɛng doon táp nák-kàao lɔ́ɔm yùu
    The actor is being surrounded by an army of reporters.
    ทัพมดขนอาหารกลับรัง
    táp mót kǒn aa-hǎan glàp rang
    A troop of ants carried food back to their colony.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pali dabba (wealth; substance; etc).

Alternative forms

  • ทัพพะ

Noun

ทัพ • (táp)

  1. (elegant) appliance; equipment; material; utensil
  2. (elegant) fortune; wealth; money
  3. (elegant) item; object; thing

Further reading

  • ทัพ” 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.