Thai

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Etymology

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From ทวิต, a clipping of ทวิตเตอร์ (tá-wít-dtə̂ə, Twitter) + ภพ (póp, realm; domain; world, especially one of supernatural, mythical, or imaginary nature, or one beyond reality); mimicking the title of a 1986 novel, ทวิภพ (tá-wí-póp, literally doubled world; second world; etc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicทวิตภพ
d w i t bʰ b
Phonemic
ทะ-วิด-พบ
d a – w i ɗ – b ɓ
RomanizationPaiboontá-wít-póp
Royal Institutetha-wit-phop
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˦˥.wit̚˦˥.pʰop̚˦˥/(R)

Proper noun

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ทวิตภพ (tá-wít-póp)

  1. (slang, humorous) Twitter community; community of Twitter users.