ตาปู

Thai

Etymology

ตา (dtaa) +‎ ปู (bpuu), literally crab's eye, according to its shape.

Pronunciation

Orthographicตาปู
t ā p ū
Phonemic
ตา-ปู
t ā – p ū
RomanizationPaiboondtaa-bpuu
Royal Instituteta-pu
(standard) IPA(key)/taː˧.puː˧/(R)

Noun

ตาปู • (dtaa-bpuu) (classifier ตัว or ดอก)

  1. (dated) nail, tack, spike.