บดี

Thai

Alternative forms

  • บดิ, ปดิ, ปติ

Etymology

From Pali pati (“chief, lord, master, leader, commander; husband”) or Sanskrit पति (pati, “idem”); probably via Old Khmer patī, pati (“chief, lord, master; owner, possessor; husband”). Cognate with Modern Khmer បតិ (bɑteʼ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicบดี
ɓ ɗ ī
Phonemic
บอ-ดี
ɓ ɒ – ɗ ī
RomanizationPaiboonbɔɔ-dii
Royal Institutebo-di
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔː˧.diː˧/(R)

Noun

บดี • (bɔɔ-dii)

  1. (elegant) chief; lord; master; leader; ruler; commander.
  2. (elegant) owner; possessor.
  3. (elegant) husband.

Derived terms

For -าธิบดี, see อธิบดี (à-típ-bɔɔ-dii).
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