นักษัตรบดี

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit नक्षत्रपति (nakṣatrapati, literally “chief star”), from नक्षत्र (nakṣatra, “constellation; star”) + पति (pati, “chief; lord; master”); equivalent to Thai นักษัตร (nák-sàt) +‎ บดี (bɔɔ-dii).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		นักษัตรบดี n ạ k ʂ ạ t r ɓ ɗ ī
Phonemic		นัก-สัด-ตฺระ-บอ-ดี n ạ k – s ạ ɗ – t ̥ r a – ɓ ɒ – ɗ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	nák-sàt-dtrà-bɔɔ-dii
	Royal Institute	nak-sat-tra-bo-di
(standard) IPA(key)		/nak̚˦˥.sat̚˨˩.tra˨˩.bɔː˧.diː˧/(R)

Proper noun

นักษัตรบดี • (nák-sàt-dtrà-bɔɔ-dii)

1. (Hinduism) an epithet of the god Budha, who is represented by the planet Mercury and to whom Wednesday belongs; an epithet of the planet Mercury.