สมภพ

Thai

Alternative forms

  • สัมภวะnoun

Etymology

From Pali sambhava (birth; semen; sperm) or from Sanskrit सम्भव (sambhava, birth; existence; sexual intercourse; union); perhaps via Old Khmer saṃbhabva (birth). Cognate with Modern Khmer សម្ភព (sɑmphup).

Pronunciation

Orthographicสมภพ
s m bʰ b
Phonemic
สม-พบ
s m – b ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonsǒm-póp
Royal Institutesom-phop
(standard) IPA(key)/som˩˩˦.pʰop̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

สมภพ • (sǒm-póp)

  1. (of a royal person) (พระบรมราช~, พระราช~) birth.

Derived terms

Verb

สมภพ • (sǒm-póp) (abstract noun การสมภพ)

  1. (of a royal person) to be born; to be delivered.