ศพ

Thai

Alternative forms

  • ศวะ (swà)

Etymology

From Sanskrit शव (śava, corpse). Cognate with Khmer សព (sɑp). Compare Pali chava, from which Thai ฉวะ (chwà) is derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographicศพ
ɕb
Phonemic
สบ
sɓ
RomanizationPaiboonsòp
Royal Institutesop
(standard) IPA(key)/sop̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesสบ

Noun

ศพ • (sòp) (classifier ศพ)

  1. (of a human being) dead body: corpse, remains, cadaver, etc.

Usage notes

  • The term for the dead body of an animal is ซาก (sâak).

Derived terms

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