พยาธิ

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit व्याधि (vyādhi, disease; disorder; illness; plague; sorrow; etc); probably via Old Khmer bhyādha, byādhi (disease; illness; sickness). Cognate with Modern Khmer ព្យាធិ (pyiəthiʾ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพยาธิ
byāi
Phonemicพะ-ยาด
bayāɗ
[bound form]
พะ-ยา-ทิ-
bayādi
RomanizationPaiboonpá-yâatpá-yaa-tí-
Royal Institutepha-yatpha-ya-thi-
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰa˦˥.jaːt̚˥˩//pʰa˦˥.jaː˧.tʰi˦˥./

Noun

พยาธิ (pá-yâat)

  1. (elegant) disease; illness; sickness.
  2. (biology) parasitic worm.

Derived terms

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