Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ศีล (sǐin, precept; rite) +‎ อด (òt, to abstain; to fast; to refrain); literally "precept of abstaining", "precept of fasting", "rite of abstaining", "rite of fasting", etc.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicศีลอด
ɕ ī l ɒ ɗ
Phonemic
สีน-อด
s ī n – ɒ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonsǐin-òt
Royal Institutesin-ot
(standard) IPA(key)/siːn˩˩˦.ʔot̚˨˩/(R)

Noun edit

ศีลอด (sǐin-òt)

  1. (Islam) sawm.