อุณหภูมิ

Thai

Etymology

Coined by Valabhakara Varavarn in 1933 from อุณห (“heat”) +‎ ภูมิ (puum, “position, degree”); calque of English temperature.

Compare Lao ອຸນນະພູມ (ʼun na phūm), ອຸນຫະພູມ (ʼun ha phūm).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อุณหภูมิ ɒ u ɳ h bʰ ū m i
Phonemic		อุน-หะ-พูม ɒ u n – h a – b ū m
Romanization	Paiboon	un-hà-puum
	Royal Institute	un-ha-phum
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔun˧.ha˨˩.pʰuːm˧/(R)

Noun

อุณหภูมิ • (un-hà-puum)

1. (thermodynamics) temperature.