ขันที
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “cut; chip; section; slice”) + -ई (-ī, “feminine suffix; one who does”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ขันที kʰ ạ n d ī | |
| Phonemic | ขัน-ที kʰ ạ n – d ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kǎn-tii |
| Royal Institute | khan-thi | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰan˩˩˦.tʰiː˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
ขันที • (kǎn-tii) (classifier คน)