ตาปู

Thai

Etymology

ตา (dtaa) +‎ ปู (bpuu), literally “crab's eye”, according to its shape.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตาปู t ā p ū
Phonemic		ตา-ปู t ā – p ū
Romanization	Paiboon	dtaa-bpuu
	Royal Institute	ta-pu
(standard) IPA(key)		/taː˧.puː˧/(R)

Noun

ตาปู • (dtaa-bpuu) (classifier ตัว or ดอก)

1. (dated) nail, tack, spike.