Thai edit

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Etymology edit

From Sanskrit शव (śava, corpse). Cognate with Khmer សព (sɑp). Compare Pali chava, from which Thai ฉวะ (chwà) is derived.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicศพ
ɕ b
Phonemic
สบ
s ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonsòp
Royal Institutesop
(standard) IPA(key)/sop̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesสบ

Noun edit

ศพ (sòp) (classifier ศพ)

  1. (of a human being) dead body: corpse, remains, cadaver, etc.

Usage notes edit

  • The term for the dead body of an animal is ซาก (sâak).

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