ผดุงครรภ์
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ผดุง (pà-dung, “to maintain; to support; etc”) + ครรภ์ (kan, “womb; pregnancy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ผดุงครรภ์ pʰ ɗ u ŋ g r r bʰ ʻ | |
| Phonemic | ผะ-ดุง-คัน pʰ a – ɗ u ŋ – g ạ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pà-dung-kan |
| Royal Institute | pha-dung-khan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰa˨˩.duŋ˧.kʰan˧/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]ผดุงครรภ์ • (pà-dung-kan) (classifier คน)
- midwife (in modern medicine).
Related terms
[edit]- ตำแย (dtam-yɛɛ, “traditional birth attendant”)