พระตะบอง

Thai

Etymology

From พระ (prá, “honorific”, literally “divine, holy, etc”) +‎ ตะบอง (dtà-bɔɔng, “club (staff)”). Compare Khmer បាត់ដំបង (batdɑmbɑɑng, literally “lost club”), from បាត់ (bat, “lost; missing”) + ដំបង (dɑmbɑɑng, “club (staff)”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พระตะบอง b r a t a ɓ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic		พฺระ-ตะ-บอง b ̥ r a – t a – ɓ ɒ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	prá-dtà-bɔɔng
	Royal Institute	phra-ta-bong
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰra˦˥.ta˨˩.bɔːŋ˧/(R)

Proper noun

พระตะบอง • (prá-dtà-bɔɔng)

1. Battambang, a city in Cambodia.
2. Battambang, a province in Cambodia containing this city.