ศาลพระภูมิ

Thai

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Etymology

From ศาล (sǎan, “shrine”) +‎ พระ (prá, “used as a prefix to a noun concerning a god, priest, or royal person”, literally “sacred; holy; divine; etc”) +‎ ภูมิ (puum, “spirit believed to guard a plot of land or place”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ศาลพระภูมิ ɕ ā l b r a bʰ ū m i
Phonemic		สาน-พฺระ-พูม s ā n – b ̥ r a – b ū m
Romanization	Paiboon	sǎan-prá-puum
	Royal Institute	san-phra-phum
(standard) IPA(key)		/saːn˩˩˦.pʰra˦˥.pʰuːm˧/(R)

Noun

ศาลพระภูมิ • (sǎan-prá-puum) (classifier หลัง)

1. spirit house. A shrine, often in a reduced size, erected in a plot of land or place and dedicated to a spirit believed to guard the land or place.
2. (slang, sarcastic, derogatory) court of law; court of justice.