โอสถ

Thai

Etymology

From Pali osatha, osadha (“medicine”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឱសថ (ʼaosɑt).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		โอสถ o ɒ s tʰ
Phonemic		โอ-สด o ɒ – s ɗ	[bound form] โอ-สด-ถะ- o ɒ – s ɗ – tʰ a –	[bound form] โอ-สะ-ถะ- o ɒ – s a – tʰ a –
Romanization	Paiboon	oo-sòt	oo-sòt-tà-	oo-sà-tà-
	Royal Institute	o-sot	o-sot-tha-	o-sa-tha-
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔoː˧.sot̚˨˩/(R)	/ʔoː˧.sot̚˨˩.tʰa˨˩./	/ʔoː˧.sa˨˩.tʰa˨˩./

Noun

โอสถ • (oo-sòt)

1. (elegant) medicine.

Usage notes

• If used as a royal noun, the term can also refer to tobacco, cigarette, or the like.