เทพ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word เทพ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word เทพ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say เทพ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word เทพ you have here. The definition of the word เทพ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofเทพ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: เทพี

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pali deva (“deity; god”) or Sanskrit देव (deva, “deity; god”); probably via Old Khmer debbha, debva, dœbva (“deity; god”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, the celestial one”). Cognate with Lao ເທບ (thēp), Modern Khmer ទេព (teep), and Malay dewa.

Pronunciation

Orthographicเทพ
e d b
Phonemic
เทบ
e d ɓ

เทบ-
e d ɓ –

เทบ-พะ-
e d ɓ – b a –
RomanizationPaiboontêeptêep-têep-pá-
Royal Institutethepthep-thep-pha-
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰeːp̚˥˩/(R)/tʰeːp̚˥˩.//tʰeːp̚˥˩.pʰa˦˥./

Noun

เทพ • (têep)

  1. (theology) (classifier ตน or องค์) god; deity.
  2. the Thai ecclesiastical rank above ราช (râat) and below ธรรม (tam).

Usage notes

  • The classifier ตน is archaic.

Adjective

เทพ • (têep) (abstract noun ความเทพ)

  1. (slang) divine: extremely good; unusually lovely; very pleasing; of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
  2. (slang, sarcastic) inviolable; sacrosanct; untouchable; uncriticisable; unchangeable; beyond interference.

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia