สะพาน
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Angkorian Old Khmer ស្វាន (svān, “footbridge; bridge”) or Middle Khmer ស្ពាន (sbāna, “bridge”). Compare Modern Khmer ស្ពាន (spiən). Cognate with Lao ສະພານ (sa phān).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | สะพาน s a b ā n | |
Phonemic | สะ-พาน s a – b ā n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sà-paan |
Royal Institute | sa-phan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sa˨˩.pʰaːn˧/(R) |
Noun
[edit]สะพาน • (sà-paan) (classifier สะพาน or แห่ง)
- bridge (construction).