ก้ามปู

Thai

Etymology

From ก้าม (gâam, “claw”) +‎ ปู (bpuu, “crab”); literally "crab claw". Cognate with Shan ၵိမ်းပူ (kím pǔu).

Pronunciation

Orthographicก้ามปู
k ˆ ā m p ū
Phonemic
ก้าม-ปู
k ˆ ā m – p ū
RomanizationPaiboongâam-bpuu
Royal Institutekam-pu
(standard) IPA(key)/kaːm˥˩.puː˧/(R)

Noun

ก้ามปู • (gâam-bpuu)

  1. (botany) rain tree: the flowering plant Samanea saman of the family Fabaceae.

Synonyms

  • (dated) จามจุรี (jaam-jù-rii)
  • (dated) จามจุรีแดง
  • ฉำฉา
  • สำสา
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