Thai edit

Etymology edit

From English sofa, from French sofa, from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, a long seat made of stone or brick) or Aramaic צפא/ܨܦܬܐ. Cognate with Lao ໂຊຟາ (sō fā).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicโซฟา
o z f ā
Phonemic
โซ-ฟา
o z – f ā
RomanizationPaiboonsoo-faa
Royal Instituteso-fa
(standard) IPA(key)/soː˧.faː˧/(R)

Noun edit

โซฟา (soo-faa)

  1. sofa.