ภูเก็ต
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Malay bukit (“mountain; hill”), from Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ภูเก็ต bʰ ū e k ˘ t | |
| Phonemic | พู-เก็ด b ū – e k ˘ ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | puu-gèt |
| Royal Institute | phu-ket | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰuː˧.ket̚˨˩/(R) | |
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Proper noun edit
ภูเก็ต • (puu-gèt)
- (จังหวัด~) Phuket (a province in southern Thailand).
- Phuket (an island coterminous with the province Thailand).
- Phuket (a city, the provincial capital of Phuket province, Thailand)
Synonyms edit
- (historical): ถลาง (tà-lǎang)