โซฟา
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English sofa, from French sofa, from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick”) or Aramaic צפא/ܨܦܬܐ. Cognate with Lao ໂຊຟາ (sō fā).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | โซฟา o z v ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | โซ-ฟา o z – v ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | soo-faa |
| Royal Institute | so-fa | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /soː˧.faː˧/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]โซฟา • (soo-faa)
Further reading
[edit]- “โซฟา” 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.