โพแดง

Thai

Etymology

โพ (poo, sacred fig) +‎ แดง (dɛɛng, red), likely referring to the heart suit's red color and its resemblance to a sacred fig tree.

Pronunciation

Orthographicโพแดง
o b æ ɗ ŋ
Phonemic
โพ-แดง
o b – æ ɗ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonpoo-dɛɛng
Royal Institutepho-daeng
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰoː˧.dɛːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

โพแดง • (poo-dɛɛng)

  1. (card games) heart

See also

Suits in Thai · ชุดไพ่ป๊อก (layout · text)
โพแดง (poo-dɛɛng) ข้าวหลามตัด (kâao-lǎam-dtàt) โพดำ (poo-dam) ดอกจิก (dɔ̀ɔk-jìk)

Further reading

  • โพแดง” 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.