Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pali tāpasa (literally one who practices tapa) or Sanskrit तापस (tāpasa, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer តាបស (tabsâ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicดาบส
ɗ ā ɓ s
Phonemic
ดา-บด
ɗ ā – ɓ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboondaa-bòt
Royal Instituteda-bot
(standard) IPA(key)/daː˧.bot̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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ดาบส (daa-bòt) (classifier คน or ตน or รูป)

  1. (พระ~) tāpasa: a type of religious practitioners that practice tapa.
  2. (loosely) (พระ~) hermit; ascetic; anchorite.
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