แมลงภู่
Thai
Etymology
From แมลง (má-lɛɛng, “insect”) + ภู่ (pûu, “carpenter bee”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | แมลงภู่ æ m l ŋ bʰ ū ˋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | มะ-แลง-พู่ m a – æ l ŋ – b ū ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | má-lɛɛng-pûu |
| Royal Institute | ma-laeng-phu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ma˦˥.lɛːŋ˧.pʰuː˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
แมลงภู่ • (má-lɛɛng-pûu) (classifier ตัว)
- carpenter bee, of genus Xylocopa
Derived terms
- หอยแมลงภู่ (hɔ̌ɔi-má-lɛɛng-pûu)
Further reading
- “แมลงภู่” 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.