ดินสอ

Thai

ดินสอ (pencil)

ดินสอ (marl; limestone)

Etymology

ดิน (din, “soil”) +‎ สอ (sɔ̌ɔ, “white”). In ancient times, people used white "ดินสอ" (marl, that is now called ดินสอพอง) to write on slate. Later, western traders brought graphite sticks to write on paper. Therefore, the graphite sticks are called "ดินสอ" as well.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ดินสอ ɗ i n s ɒ
Phonemic		ดิน-สอ ɗ i n – s ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	din-sɔ̌ɔ
	Royal Institute	din-so
(standard) IPA^(key)		/din˧.sɔː˩˩˦/^(R)

Noun

ดินสอ • (din-sɔ̌ɔ)

(classifier แท่ง) pencil, especially black one.
(archaic) lime; marl; marly limestone.

Derived terms

โคนดินสอ
ดินสอกด (din-sɔ̌ɔ-gòt)
ดินสอเขียนคิ้ว
ดินสอพอง (din-sɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔng)
ดินสอสี (din-sɔ̌ɔ-sǐi)

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