สังกะสี
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from the mistranscription of French zinc (“zinc”) [zɛ̃ɡ] or zingage (“galvanization”) [zɛ̃.ɡaʒ]. Cognate with Khmer ស័ង្កសី (sangkaʼsəy), Lao ສັງກະສີ (sang ka sī).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | สังกะสี s ạ ŋ k a s ī | |
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Phonemic | สัง-กะ-สี s ạ ŋ – k a – s ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sǎng-gà-sǐi |
Royal Institute | sang-ka-si | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /saŋ˩˩˦.ka˨˩.siː˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun
[edit]สังกะสี • (sǎng-gà-sǐi)
- zinc.
- corrugated galvanised iron used to roof.
Synonyms
[edit]- (chemical element) ซิงก์ (síng)