ไปรษณีย์

Thai edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रेषणीय (preṣaṇīya, deliverable; dispatchable; sendable; etc). Cognate with Lao ໄປສະນີ (pai sa nī), Khmer ប្រៃសណីយ៍ (praysaʼnii).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicไปรษณีย์
ai p r ʂ ɳ ī y ʻ
Phonemic
ไปฺร-สะ-นี
ai p ̥ r – s a – n ī
RomanizationPaiboonbprai-sà-nii
Royal Instituteprai-sa-ni
(standard) IPA(key)/praj˧.sa˨˩.niː˧/(R)

Noun edit

ไปรษณีย์ (bprai-sà-nii)

  1. mail; post.
  2. (colloquial) post office; post official.
  3. (colloquial) postman; mailman.

Derived terms edit