หอสมุด

Thai

Alternative forms

• หอหนังสือ (hɔ̌ɔ-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ)

Etymology

From หอ (hɔ̌ɔ, “hall; tower; etc”) +‎ สมุด (sà-mùt, “book”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หอสมุด h ɒ s m u ɗ
Phonemic		หอ-สะ-หฺมุด h ɒ – s a – h ̥ m u ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	hɔ̌ɔ-sà-mùt
	Royal Institute	ho-sa-mut
(standard) IPA(key)		/hɔː˩˩˦.sa˨˩.mut̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

หอสมุด • (hɔ̌ɔ-sà-mùt)

1. library.

Usage notes

The present term is used to refer to a large library, especially one that is a hall or tower, as opposed to ห้องสมุด (hɔ̂ng-sà-mùt), that is used to refer to a smaller one, especially one that is merely a room or set of rooms.