Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit भूपति (bhūpati), from भू (bhū, land; earth) + पति (pati, chief; lord; master); equivalent to Thai ภู (puu) +‎ บดี (bɔɔ-dii).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicภูบดี
bʰ ū ɓ ɗ ī
Phonemic
พู-บอ-ดี
b ū – ɓ ɒ – ɗ ī
RomanizationPaiboonpuu-bɔɔ-dii
Royal Institutephu-bo-di
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰuː˧.bɔː˧.diː˧/(R)

Noun edit

ภูบดี (puu-bɔɔ-dii)

  1. (figurative, elegant) monarch; sovereign.