Thai edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicบอนไซ
ɓ ɒ n ai z
Phonemic
{Short}
บอน-ไซ
ɓ ɒ n – ai z
บ็อน-ไซ
ɓ ˘ ɒ n – ai z
RomanizationPaiboonbɔɔn-saibɔn-sai
Royal Institutebon-saibon-sai
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔːn˧.saj˧/(R)/bɔn˧.saj˧/(R)

Noun edit

บอนไซ (bɔɔn-sai)

  1. bonsai.