แตงโม

Thai

Etymology

แตง (dtɛɛng, vining plant) +‎ โม (moo, watermelon). Compare Lao ໝາກໂມ (māk mō).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแตงโม
æ t ŋ o m
Phonemic
แตง-โม
æ t ŋ – o m
RomanizationPaiboondtɛɛng-moo
Royal Institutetaeng-mo
(standard) IPA(key)/tɛːŋ˧.moː˧/(R)

Noun

แตงโม • (dtɛɛng-moo)

  1. watermelon

Further reading

  • แตงโม” 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.