แตงกวา

Thai

Etymology

แตง (dtɛɛng, vining plant) +‎ กวา (gwaa, cucumber).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแตงกวา
æ t ŋ k w ā
Phonemic
แตง-กฺวา
æ t ŋ – k ̥ w ā
RomanizationPaiboondtɛɛng-gwaa
Royal Institutetaeng-kwa
(standard) IPA(key)/tɛːŋ˧.kwaː˧/(R)

Noun

แตงกวา • (dtɛɛng-gwaa) (classifier ลูก)

  1. (botany) cucumber

Further reading

  • แตงกวา” 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.