ทศกัณฐ์

Thai

ทศกัณฐ์

Etymology

From ทศ (tót, “ten”) +‎ กัณฐ์ (“throat; neck”); literally "ten necks" or "ten-necked"; ultimately made from Sanskrit दश (daśa, “ten”) and कण्ठ (kaṇṭha, “neck”). Compare with Telugu దశకంఠుడు (daśakaṇṭhuḍu) and Burmese ဒဿဂီရိ (da.ssa.giri.).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทศกัณฐ์ d ɕ k ạ ɳ ʈʰ ʻ
Phonemic		ทด-สะ-กัน d ɗ – s a – k ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	tót-sà-gan
	Royal Institute	thot-sa-kan
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰot̚˦˥.sa˨˩.kan˧/(R)

Proper noun

ทศกัณฐ์ • (tót-sà-gan)

1. (Hindu mythology) Ravana, the demon king with ten necks