Thai

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compare Japanese tate shields

Etymology

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Uncertain.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicทุบทู
d u ɓ d ū
Phonemic
ทุบ-ทู
d u ɓ – d ū
RomanizationPaiboontúp-tuu
Royal Institutethup-thu
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰup̚˦˥.tʰuː˧/(R)

Noun

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ทุบทู (túp-tuu)

  1. (archaic) portable board, often made of woven bamboo panels, used as a defence against weapons.