ประปา
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit प्रपा (prapā, “fountain; well”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ประปา p r a p ā | |
| Phonemic | ปฺระ-ปา p ̥ r a – p ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bprà-bpaa |
| Royal Institute | pra-pa | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pra˨˩.paː˧/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]ประปา • (bprà-bpaa)
- water supply. [First attested in 1909.][1]
- waterworks. [First attested in 1909.][1]
- (slang) waterworks agency or agent; plumber.