หอสมุด
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Thai[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- หอหนังสือ (hɔ̌ɔ-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ)
Etymology[edit]
From หอ (hɔ̌ɔ, “hall; tower; etc”) + สมุด (sà-mùt, “book”).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | หอสมุด h ɒ s m u ɗ | |
| Phonemic | หอ-สะ-หฺมุด h ɒ – s a – h ̥ m u ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hɔ̌ɔ-sà-mùt |
| Royal Institute | ho-sa-mut | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /hɔː˩˩˦.sa˨˩.mut̚˨˩/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
หอสมุด • (hɔ̌ɔ-sà-mùt)
Usage notes[edit]
The present term is used to refer to a large library, especially one that is a hall or tower, as opposed to ห้องสมุด (hɔ̂ng-sà-mùt), that is used to refer to a smaller one, especially one that is merely a room or set of rooms.