น้ำพุ

Thai

Etymology

น้ำ (náam, “water”) +‎ พุ (pú, “to spout”). Cognate with Lao ນ້ຳພຸ (nam phu).

Pronunciation

Orthographicน้ำพุ
n ˆ å b u
Phonemic
น้าม-พุ
n ˆ ā m – b u
RomanizationPaiboonnáam-pú
Royal Institutenam-phu
(standard) IPA(key)/naːm˦˥.pʰuʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

น้ำพุ • (náam-pú)

  1. fountain; spring; water spout

Further reading

  • “น้ำพุ” 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.
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