สบถ

Thai

Etymology

From Pali sapatha (“oath; swearing”); possibly via Old Khmer spota, spot, spotta, spipāṭa, ssapāṭa, *śapatha (“to swear; to vow; to pledge; to take an oath”) or Angkorian Old Khmer śapatha, śapata, śapatta (idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្បថ (sbɑt).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สบถ s ɓ tʰ
Phonemic		สะ-บด s a – ɓ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-bòt
	Royal Institute	sa-bot
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.bot̚˨˩/(R)
Homophones edit		สบจ

Verb

สบถ • (sà-bòt) (abstract noun การสบถ)

1. (elegant) to swear; to vow; to pledge; to take an oath.
2. to swear: to use profane oaths or language.

Synonyms

• สาบาน (sǎa-baan)

 

Derived terms

• คำสบถ
• ทวนสบถ
• น้ำสบถ
• สบถสาบาน