ปักษี

Thai

Alternative forms

• ปักษา (bpàk-sǎa)
• ปักษิน (bpàk-sǐn)

Etymology

From Sanskrit पक्षि (pakṣi, “bird”, literally “one who has wings; winged one”). Compare Old Khmer pākasiya (“bird”); Modern Khmer បក្សី (baksəy, “bird (especially female one)”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปักษี p ạ k ʂ ī
Phonemic		ปัก-สี p ạ k – s ī
Romanization	Paiboon	bpàk-sǐi
	Royal Institute	pak-si
(standard) IPA(key)		/pak̚˨˩.siː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ปักษี • (bpàk-sǐi)

1. (literary, poetic) bird.