ตับเหล็ก

Thai

Etymology

From ตับ (dtàp, “liver”) +‎ เหล็ก (lèk, “iron”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตับเหล็ก t ạ ɓ e h l ˘ k
Phonemic		ตับ-เหฺล็ก t ạ ɓ – e h ̥ l ˘ k
Romanization	Paiboon	dtàp-lèk
	Royal Institute	tap-lek
(standard) IPA(key)		/tap̚˨˩.lek̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ตับเหล็ก • (dtàp-lèk)

1. spleen of a pig
2. pancreas of swine

Further reading

• “ตับเหล็ก” 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.