ทำนบ

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer daṃnap daṃnapp (“that which obstructs or block; barrage, dam”) or Angkorian Old Khmer daṃnap (idem), extended forms of dap, *dap, *dapp (“to obstruct or block; to close, to shut; to cover; etc”), from which Thai ทบ (tóp) is derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer ទំនប់ (tumnup).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทำนบ d å n ɓ
Phonemic		ทำ-นบ d å – n ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	tam-nóp
	Royal Institute	tham-nop
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰam˧.nop̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

ทำนบ • (tam-nóp) (classifier ทำนบ or แห่ง)

1. water barrier: dam, dyke, barrage, etc.

Related terms

• เขื่อน (kʉ̀ʉan)
• คันกั้นน้ำ
• ฝาย (fǎai)
• พนัง