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ทบวง

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Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ທະບວງ (tha būang).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicทบวง
d ɓ w ŋ
Phonemic
ทะ-บวง
d a – ɓ w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontá-buuang
Royal Institutetha-buang
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˦˥.bua̯ŋ˧/(R)

Noun

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ทบวง (tá-buuang)

  1. (Thailand government) agency of the central government that is superior to กรม (grom) and is equivalent or subject to กระทรวง (grà-suuang) or a like agency, often headed by รัฐมนตรี (rát-tà-mon-dtrii).
  2. agency; bureau; department; organisation.

Derived terms

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