Thai edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Compare Modern Khmer រាតត្បាត (riət tbaat), which is from Pali rattapāta (fall of the red).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicระบาด
r a ɓ ā ɗ
Phonemic
ระ-บาด
r a – ɓ ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonrá-bàat
Royal Institutera-bat
(standard) IPA(key)/ra˦˥.baːt̚˨˩/(R)

Verb edit

ระบาด (rá-bàat) (abstract noun การระบาด)

  1. (archaic) to scatter or be scattered: to be or cause to be in different directions or places.
    สินระบาด
    sǐn rá-bàat
    scattered [items of] property
  2. (of a disease, rumour, etc) to be widespread; to spread generally; to be prevalent.

Derived terms edit