Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Pali puggala (individual; person). Cognate with Lao ບຸກຄົນ (buk khon), Khmer បុគ្គល (bokkŭəl). Compare Sanskrit पुद्गल (pudgala).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicบุคคล
ɓ u g g l
Phonemic
บุก-คน
ɓ u k – g n
[bound form]
บุก-คะ-ละ-
ɓ u k – g a – l a –
[bound form]
บุก-คน-ละ-
ɓ u k – g n – l a –
RomanizationPaiboonbùk-konbùk-ká-lá-bùk-kon-lá-
Royal Institutebuk-khonbuk-kha-la-buk-khon-la-
(standard) IPA(key)/buk̚˨˩.kʰon˧/(R)/buk̚˨˩.kʰa˦˥.la˦˥.//buk̚˨˩.kʰon˧.la˦˥./

Noun edit

บุคคล (bùk-kon) (classifier บุคคล or คน)

  1. (formal) individual; person.
  2. (law) person, either natural, known as บุคคลธรรมดา (bùk-kon-tam-má-daa), or legal, known as นิติบุคคล (ní-dtì-bùk-kon).

Usage notes edit

When บุคคล- affixes to อ-/อา- words, it becomes บุคล-.

Derived terms edit