ตะกั่ว

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ตกั่ว

Etymology

Clipping of ตะกั่วป่า that was corrupted from "ตะโกลา", a city in Srivijaya empire, which its name was in turn borrowed from Tamil தக்கோலம் (takkōlam).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตะกั่ว t a k ạ ˋ w
Phonemic		ตะ-กั่ว t a – k ạ ˋ w
Romanization	Paiboon	dtà-gùua
	Royal Institute	ta-kua
(standard) IPA(key)		/ta˨˩.kua̯˨˩/(R)

Noun

ตะกั่ว • (dtà-gùua)

1. lead (metal).
2. (archaic) tin (metal).

Derived terms

• ลูกตะกั่ว (lûuk-dtà-gùua)