อภิบาล

Thai

Etymology

From Pali abhipāla (“protector”), from abhi (“over; upon; etc”) + pāla (“guardian; keeper; custodian; etc”), or from Sanskrit अभिपाल (abhipāla, idem), अभि (abhi, idem) + पाल (pāla, idem), equivalent to Thai อภิ (à-pí) +‎ บาล (baan). Cognate with Khmer អភិបាល (ʼaʼphibaal).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อภิบาล ɒ bʰ i ɓ ā l
Phonemic		อะ-พิ-บาน ɒ a – b i – ɓ ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	à-pí-baan
	Royal Institute	a-phi-ban
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔa˨˩.pʰi˦˥.baːn˧/^(R)

Verb

อภิบาล • (à-pí-baan) (abstract noun การอภิบาล)

(elegant) to guard, to protect, to take care, to look after; to administer, to govern; to keep, to maintain.

Related terms

บริบาล (bɔɔ-rí-baan)
พยาบาล (pá-yaa-baan)
อนุบาล (à-nú-baan)

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