บุษบก

Thai

a butsabok used to carry a royal letter of King Narai of Ayutthaya to King Louis XIV of France in Paris, 1686

a butsabok placed on a chariot, used to carry the urn of Princess Galyani Vadhana to a crematorium, Bangkok, 2008

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुष्पक (puṣpaka, “flowery”); perhaps after the flying castle of the demon king Rāvaṇa in the Hindu epic Rāmāyaṇa.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		บุษบก ɓ u ʂ ɓ k
Phonemic		บุด-สะ-บก ɓ u ɗ – s a – ɓ k
Romanization	Paiboon	bùt-sà-bòk
	Royal Institute	but-sa-bok
(standard) IPA(key)		/but̚˨˩.sa˨˩.bok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

บุษบก • (bùt-sà-bòk) (classifier หลัง)

1. movable castle in reduced size, used for ceremonial purposes, such as housing or carrying a sacred object.