Thai

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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From Old Khmer taṃpal, taṃpol (group of houses; hamlet; community). Cognate with Modern Khmer តំបន់ (tɑmbɑn).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicตำบล
t å ɓ l
Phonemic
ตำ-บน
t å – ɓ n
RomanizationPaiboondtam-bon
Royal Institutetam-bon
(standard) IPA(key)/tam˧.bon˧/(R)

Noun

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ตำบล (dtam-bon) (classifier ตำบล or แห่ง)

  1. area; district; locality; place; region; spot; territory.
  2. (Thailand) subdistrict: administrative subdivision of อำเภอ (am-pəə, district), consisting of at least twenty บ้าน (bâan, villages) and governed by a public officer called กำนัน (gam-nan).

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