น้ำท่า
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From น้ำ (náam, “water”) + ท่า (tâa, “pier”); literally “pier water”, referring to water from a river or canal (where there is a pier).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | น้ำท่า n ˆ å d ˋ ā | |
Phonemic | น้าม-ท่า n ˆ ā m – d ˋ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | náam-tâa |
Royal Institute | nam-tha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /naːm˦˥.tʰaː˥˩/(R) |
Noun
[edit]น้ำท่า • (náam-tâa)
- (idiomatic) water; body of water.
Usage notes
[edit]- Also found in four-syllable expressions, such as:
- กินน้ำกินท่า (gin-náam-gin-tâa, “to drink water”, literally “to drink water, to drink pier”)
- อาบน้ำอาบท่า (àap-náam-àap-tâa, “to take a bath”, literally “to bathe [in] water, to bathe [at] pier”)
- ตกน้ำตกท่า (dtòk-náam-dtòk-tâa, “to fall into water”, literally “to fall [into] water, to fall [into/from] pier”)