ถบดี

Thai

Alternative forms

• สถบดี (sà-tà-bɔɔ-dii)

Etymology

From Pali thapati (literally “master of building”), from tha (“building; establishing”) + pati (“chief; lord; master”); equivalent to Thai ถ (tà) +‎ บดี (bɔɔ-dii).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ถบดี tʰ ɓ ɗ ī
Phonemic		ถะ-บอ-ดี tʰ a – ɓ ɒ – ɗ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	tà-bɔɔ-dii
	Royal Institute	tha-bo-di
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰa˨˩.bɔː˧.diː˧/(R)

Noun

ถบดี • (tà-bɔɔ-dii)

1. (elegant) architect; carpenter; builder; construction worker.