ประชาบดี

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रजापति (prajāpati, literally “chief of mankind; chief of creation”), from प्रजा (prajā, “mankind, people; creation, procreation”) + पति (pati, “chief; lord; master”); equivalent to Thai ประชา (bprà-chaa) +‎ บดี (bɔɔ-dii).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ประชาบดี p r a d͡ʑ ā ɓ ɗ ī
Phonemic		ปฺระ-ชา-บอ-ดี p ̥ r a – d͡ʑ ā – ɓ ɒ – ɗ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	bprà-chaa-bɔɔ-dii
	Royal Institute	pra-cha-bo-di
(standard) IPA(key)		/pra˨˩.t͡ɕʰaː˧.bɔː˧.diː˧/(R)

Proper noun

ประชาบดี • (bprà-chaa-bɔɔ-dii)

1. (Hinduism) Prajāpati, the god of creatures, sometimes considered to be the same one as Brahma.
2. (Buddhism) Prajāpati, the aunt of Gautama Buddha.