สบู่

See also: สับ, สิบ, and สูบ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicสบู่
s ɓ ū ˋ
Phonemic
สะ-บู่
s a – ɓ ū ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonsà-bùu
Royal Institutesa-bu
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.buː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

สบู่ • (sà-bùu)

  1. (botany) the flowering plant, Jatropha curcas L., of the family Euphorbiaceae.
  2. (botany) the flowering plant, Jatropha gossypiifolia L., of the family Euphorbiaceae.
Synonyms
  • (Definition 1): สบู่ขาว, สบู่ดำ
  • (Definition 2): สบู่แดง
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese sabão (soap), perhaps via Hindi साबुन (sābun). Compare Lao ສະບູ່ (sa bū), Khmer សាប៊ូ (saabuu).

Noun

สบู่ • (sà-bùu) (classifier ก้อน)

  1. soap.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Lao: ສະບູ່ (sa bū)