ประปา

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रपा (prapā, “fountain; well”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ประปา p r a p ā
Phonemic		ปฺระ-ปา p ̥ r a – p ā
Romanization	Paiboon	bprà-bpaa
	Royal Institute	pra-pa
(standard) IPA(key)		/pra˨˩.paː˧/(R)

Noun

ประปา • (bprà-bpaa)

1. water supply. [First attested in 1909.]
2. waterworks. [First attested in 1909.]
3. (slang) waterworks agency or agent; plumber.