From Pali byaggha (“tiger”) and Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra, “tiger”).
| Orthographic | พยัคฆ์ b y ạ g gʰ ʻ | |
| Phonemic | พะ-ยัก b a – y ạ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pá-yák |
| Royal Institute | pha-yak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰa˦˥.jak̚˦˥/(R) | |
| Homophones | พยัก | |
พยัคฆ์ • (pá-yák)