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สบู่

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See also: สับ, สิบ, and สูบ

Thai

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Jatropha curcas L.
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสบู่
s ɓ ū ˋ
Phonemic
สะ-บู่
s a – ɓ ū ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonsà-bùu
Royal Institutesa-bu
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.buː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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สบู่ (sà-bùu)

  1. (botany) the flowering plant, Jatropha curcas L., of the family Euphorbiaceae
  2. (botany) the flowering plant, Jatropha gossypiifolia L., of the family Euphorbiaceae
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Portuguese sabão (soap), perhaps via Hindi साबुन (sābun). Compare Lao ສະບູ່ (sa bū), Khmer សាប៊ូ (saabuu).

Noun

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สบู่ (sà-bùu) (classifier ก้อน)

  1. soap
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Lao: ສະບູ່ (sa bū)

Further reading

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  • สบู่” 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.