สภาบดี

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†สุภาบดี
• ^†สุภาวดี
• ^†สูภาบดี

 

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सभापति (sabhāpati), from सभा (sabhā, “assembly”) + पति (pati, “chief”); equivalent to Thai สภา (sà-paa) +‎ บดี (bɔɔ-dii). Cognate with Old Khmer sabhāpati (“chief of a court of law; chief judge”); Burmese သဘာပတိ (sa.bhapa.ti., “chairperson; president”); Bengali সভাপতি (śobhapoti); Hindi सभापति (sabhāpti).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สภาบดี s bʰ ā ɓ ɗ ī
Phonemic		สะ-พา-บอ-ดี s a – b ā – ɓ ɒ – ɗ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-paa-bɔɔ-dii
	Royal Institute	sa-pha-bo-di
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.pʰaː˧.bɔː˧.diː˧/(R)

Noun

สภาบดี • (sà-paa-bɔɔ-dii)

1. (elegant, archaic) chief of a court of law; chief judge.