บาดทะยัก

Thai

Etymology

Possibly from บาด (bàat, “to cut; to wound; etc”) +‎ ยัก (yák, “to undergo convulsion, spasm, etc”), with the middle syllable interpolated.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		บาดทะยัก ɓ ā ɗ d a y ạ k
Phonemic		บาด-ทะ-ยัก ɓ ā ɗ – d a – y ạ k
Romanization	Paiboon	bàat-tá-yák
	Royal Institute	bat-tha-yak
(standard) IPA(key)		/baːt̚˨˩.tʰa˦˥.jak̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

บาดทะยัก • (bàat-tá-yák)

1. (pathology) tetanus.

References

• Royal Society of Thailand. (2007-09-06). "Bàat-tá-yák" บาดทะยัก (in Thai). Retrieved: 2015-10-17.