กองทัพ
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
- (archaic): กองทับ
Etymology edit
From กอง (gɔɔng, “division; heap; pile”) + ทัพ (táp, “military body”); literally "pile of military bodies".
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | กองทัพ k ɒ ŋ d ạ b | |
| Phonemic | กอง-ทับ k ɒ ŋ – d ạ ɓ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gɔɔng-táp |
| Royal Institute | kong-thap | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kɔːŋ˧.tʰap̚˦˥/(R) | |
Noun edit
กองทัพ • (gɔɔng-táp)
- army:
- (formal) military unit consisting of a headquarters and three or more corps.
- large body of fighting men.
- military; armed forces.
- (colloquial) great multitude.
- กองทัพนักข่าว
- gɔɔng-táp nák-kàao
- An army of reporters.