Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Lao ທະບວງ (tha būang).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicทบวง
d ɓ w ŋ
Phonemic
ทะ-บวง
d a – ɓ w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontá-buuang
Royal Institutetha-buang
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˦˥.bua̯ŋ˧/(R)

Noun edit

ทบวง (tá-buuang)

  1. (Thailand government) agency of the central government that is superior to กรม (grom) and is equivalent or subject to กระทรวง (grà-suuang) or a like agency, often headed by รัฐมนตรี (rát-tà-mon-dtrii).
  2. agency; bureau; department; organisation.

Derived terms edit