ประเทศ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicประเทศ
praedɕ
Phonemicปฺระ-เทด
p̥raedɗ
[bound form]
ปฺระ-เทด-สะ-
p̥raedɗsa
RomanizationPaiboonbprà-têetbprà-têet-sà-
Royal Institutepra-thetpra-thet-sa-
(standard) IPA(key)/pra˨˩.tʰeːt̚˥˩//pra˨˩.tʰeːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩./

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit प्रदेश (pradeśa, country; district; region; place; spot; etc). Compare Pali padesa; Modern Khmer ប្រទេស (prɑteih).

Alternative forms

Noun

ประเทศ (bprà-têet)

  1. nation; also used as a prefix to the name of a nation.
  2. (elegant) area; district; locality; place; region; spot.
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Etymology 2

Noun

ประเทศ (bprà-têet)

  1. Alternative form of บรเทศ (bɔɔ-rá-têet)
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