สรีสฤบ

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit सरीसृप (sarīsṛpa, “crawling, creeping; creeping animal; snake”); perhaps via Old Khmer sarisṛp (“crawling or creeping thing: worm, snake, reptile”). Cognate with Modern Khmer សរីស្រឹប (sɑɑriihrɨp). Compare Pali siriṅsapa.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สรีสฤบ s r ī s ṛ ɓ
Phonemic		สะ-รี-สฺริบ s a – r ī – s ̥ r i ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-rii-srìp
	Royal Institute	sa-ri-srip
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.riː˧.srip̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

สรีสฤบ • (sà-rii-srìp) (classifier ตัว)

1. (elegant) snake.
2. (elegant) reptile: any crawling or creeping animal.

Synonyms

• (snake) See งู (nguu).
• (reptile) See สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน (sàt-lʉ́ai-klaan).