ทวีป

Thai

Alternative forms

• ทีป (tîip), ทีปะ (tii-bpà)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa, “continent; island”). Compare Khmer ទ្វីប (tviip); Lao ທະວີບ (tha wīp); Old Javanese dwīpa; Pali dīpa.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทวีป d w ī p
Phonemic		ทะ-วีบ d a – w ī ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	tá-wîip
	Royal Institute	tha-wip
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰa˦˥.wiːp̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

ทวีป • (tá-wîip)

1. continent.
2. (archaic)
   1. isle; island.
   2. land; region; realm; territory.

Derived terms

• ชมพูทวีป (chom-puu-tá-wîip)
• ไหล่ทวีป (lài-tá-wîip)

Further reading

• “ทวีป” 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.