บรเทศ

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit परदेश (paradeśa, “other country; foreign country; hostile country”, literally “other country”), from पर (para, “other”) + देश (deśa, “country; region; etc”), equivalent to Thai บร (bɔɔn, “different; other”) +‎ เทศ (têet, “country; region; locality; etc”); perhaps via Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer or Angkorian Old Khmer paradeśa (“foreign land; foreigner; to be foreign, to be from another land”). Cognate with Modern Khmer បរទេស (bɑɑrĕəʾteeh). Compare Pali paradesa; Old Khmer paradesa.

Pronunciation

Noun

บรเทศ • (bɔɔ-rá-têet)

1. (elegant, archaic) foreign land; foreigner.
2. (Thai music) a type of traditional music, as แขกบรเทศ (kɛ̀ɛk-bɔɔ-rá-têet), พม่าบรเทศ (pá-mâa-bɔɔ-rá-têet), etc.