ตำบล

Thai

Alternative forms

• ดำบล, ด่ำบล — archaic, obsolete or dated

Etymology

From Old Khmer taṃpal, taṃpol (“group of houses; hamlet; community”). Cognate with Modern Khmer តំបន់ (tɑmbɑn).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตำบล t å ɓ l
Phonemic		ตำ-บน t å – ɓ n
Romanization	Paiboon	dtam-bon
	Royal Institute	tam-bon
(standard) IPA(key)		/tam˧.bon˧/(R)

Noun

ตำบล • (dtam-bon) (classifier ตำบล or แห่ง)

1. area; district; locality; place; region; spot; territory.
2. (Thailand) subdistrict: administrative subdivision of อำเภอ (am-pəə, “district”), consisting of at least twenty บ้าน (bâan, “villages”) and governed by a public officer called กำนัน (gam-nan).

Derived terms

• องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบล