Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From elision of ตัวขาบ.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicตะขาบ
t a kʰ ā ɓ
Phonemic
ตะ-ขาบ
t a – kʰ ā ɓ
RomanizationPaiboondtà-kàap
Royal Instituteta-khap
(standard) IPA(key)/ta˨˩.kʰaːp̚˨˩/(R)

Noun edit

ตะขาบ (dtà-kàap)

  1. (zoology) centipede: any of the arthropods constituting the class Chilopoda.
  2. (zoology) (นก~) roller: any of the birds of the family Coraciidae.
  3. centipede-like banner used for religious purposes.
  4. section of bamboo, as one traditionally used as a percussion instrument by a Likay musical band or to produce sound for driving out bats or other winged animals.
  5. any percussion instrument.