กองทัพ
Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (archaic): กองทับ
Etymology
[edit]From กอง (gɔɔng, “division; heap; pile”) + ทัพ (táp, “military body”), literally “pile of military bodies”.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | กองทัพ k ɒ ŋ d ạ b | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | กอง-ทับ k ɒ ŋ – d ạ ɓ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gɔɔng-táp |
| Royal Institute | kong-thap | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kɔːŋ˧.tʰap̚˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]กองทัพ • (gɔɔng-táp)
- army:
- (formal) military unit consisting of a headquarters and three or more corps
- large body of fighting men
- military; armed forces
- (colloquial) great multitude
- กองทัพนักข่าว
- gɔɔng-táp nák-kàao
- An army of reporters.
Derived terms
[edit]- กองทัพน้อย
- กองทัพบก (gɔɔng-táp-bòk)
- กองทัพมด (gɔɔng-táp-mót)
- กองทัพเรือ (gɔɔng-táp-rʉʉa)
- กองทัพอากาศ (gɔɔng-táp-aa-gàat)
Further reading
[edit]- “กองทัพ” 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.