ทิพย์

Thai

Alternative forms

ทิพ (típ)
เทพย์ (têep)

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिव्य (divya, “agreeable; celestial; magical, supernatural; wonderful”); possibly via Old Khmer dibya (“celestial, divine, heavenly; magical, supernatural; excellent, magnificent, splendid, superb”). Compare Old Khmer dibva; Modern Khmer ទិព្វ (tɨp); Pali dibba.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทิพย์ d i b y ʻ
Phonemic		ทิบ d i ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	típ
	Royal Institute	thip
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰip̚˦˥/
Homophones edit		ทิป ทิพ

Adjective

ทิพย์ • (típ)

celestial; divine; heavenly.
magic; magical; supernatural.
(figuratively) excellent; magnificent; splendid; superb; wonderful.

Noun

ทิพย์ • (típ)

(elegant) heaven; paradise.
(elegant, literary, poetic) day.