ตลับ

Thai

Etymology

Compare Old Chinese 匣 (OC *ɡraːb, “small box”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩢᨷ or ᨠᩢ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦂᧇ (k̇ab), Tai Nüa ᥐᥙᥴ (káp).

Doublet of อับ (àp) (via Southern Min).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตลับ t l ạ ɓ
Phonemic		ตะ-หฺลับ t a – h ̥ l ạ ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtà-làp
	Royal Institute	ta-lap
(standard) IPA(key)		/ta˨˩.lap̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ตลับ • (dtà-làp)

1. small round case; cassette.
2. (หอย~) many species of mollusc in Veneridae family. (Classifier: ตัว)