ทัพ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทัพ d ạ b
Phonemic		ทับ d ạ ɓ	[bound form] ทับ-พะ- d ạ ɓ – b a –
Romanization	Paiboon	táp	táp-pá-
	Royal Institute	thap	thap-pha-
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰap̚˦˥/(R)	/tʰap̚˦˥.pʰa˦˥./
Homophones edit		ทรรป ทรรปณ์ ทับ

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer ទប្ប (dâppa, “armed force”); ultimate origin undetermined. Cognate with Modern Khmer ទ័ព (tŏəp), Mon ဒပ်.

Alternative forms

• ทับ (táp) — archaic, obsolete or dated

Noun

ทัพ • (táp)

1. troops; armed force; military body; body of fighting men.
2. (slang) multitude.

   นักแสดงโดนทัพนักข่าวล้อมอยู่

   nák-sà-dɛɛng doon táp nák-kàao lɔ́ɔm yùu

   The actor is being surrounded by an army of reporters.

   ทัพมดขนอาหารกลับรัง

   táp mót kǒn aa-hǎan glàp rang

   A troop of ants carried food back to their colony.

Etymology 2

From Pali dabba (“wealth; substance; etc”).

Alternative forms

• ทัพพะ

Noun

ทัพ • (táp)

1. (elegant) appliance; equipment; material; utensil.
2. (elegant) fortune; wealth; money.
3. (elegant) item; object; thing.