กบฏ

Thai

Alternative forms

• กระบถ (grà-bòt), ขบถ (kà-bòt) — archaic, obsolete or dated

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपट (kapaṭa, “cheating; deceit; deception; fraud; etc”); perhaps via Old Khmer កបត (kapata, “to practice deception; to play false; to betray one's trust; to go back on one's word”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ក្បត់ (kbɑt, “to betray; to deceive”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กบฏ k ɓ ʈ
Phonemic		กะ-บด k a – ɓ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	gà-bòt
	Royal Institute	ka-bot
(standard) IPA(key)		/ka˨˩.bot̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

กบฏ • (gà-bòt)

1. betrayal; insurgency; insurrection; rebellion; treason; revolt.
2. betrayer; insurgent; insurrectionist; rebel; traitor; revolter.

Verb

กบฏ • (gà-bòt) (abstract noun การกบฏ)

1. to betray; to commit insurgency; to commit insurrection; to commit treason; to rebel; to revolt.