ภูเขา
Thai
Etymology
ภู (puu, “mound”) + เขา (kǎo, “hill, mountain”). Cognate with Lao ພູເຂົາ (phū khao).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ภูเขา bʰ ū e kʰ ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | พู-เขา b ū – e kʰ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | puu-kǎo |
| Royal Institute | phu-khao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰuː˧.kʰaw˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun
ภูเขา • (puu-kǎo) (classifier ลูก)
Derived terms
- ภูเขาไฟ (puu-kǎo-fai)
Further reading
- “ภูเขา” 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.