Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Pali pati (chief, lord, master, leader, commander; husband) or Sanskrit पति (pati, idem); probably via Old Khmer patī, pati (chief, lord, master; owner, possessor; husband). Cognate with Modern Khmer បតិ (bɑteʼ).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicบดี
ɓ ɗ ī
Phonemic
บอ-ดี
ɓ ɒ – ɗ ī
RomanizationPaiboonbɔɔ-dii
Royal Institutebo-di
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔː˧.diː˧/(R)

Noun edit

บดี (bɔɔ-dii)

  1. (elegant) chief; lord; master; leader; ruler; commander.
  2. (elegant) owner; possessor.
  3. (elegant) husband.

Derived terms edit

For -าธิบดี, see อธิบดี (à-típ-bɔɔ-dii).