ผดุงครรภ์
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom ผดุง (pà-dung, “to maintain; to support; etc”) + ครรภ์ (kan, “womb; pregnancy”).
Pronunciation
editOrthographic | ผดุงครรภ์ pʰ ɗ u ŋ g r r bʰ ʻ | |
Phonemic | ผะ-ดุง-คัน pʰ a – ɗ u ŋ – g ạ n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | pà-dung-kan |
Royal Institute | pha-dung-khan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰa˨˩.duŋ˧.kʰan˧/(R) |
Noun
editผดุงครรภ์ • (pà-dung-kan) (classifier คน)
- midwife (in modern medicine).
Related terms
edit- ตำแย (dtam-yɛɛ, “traditional birth attendant”)