Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Pali phaṇi, phaṇī (cobra). Compare Sanskrit फणिन् (phaṇin, cobra), from which Thai ผณิน (pà-nin) was derived.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicผณิ
pʰ ɳ i
Phonemic
ผะ-นิ
pʰ a – n i
RomanizationPaiboonpà-ní
Royal Institutepha-ni
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰa˨˩.niʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

ผณิ (pà-ní)

  1. (elegant) snake.

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit