วุฒิสภา
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From วุฒิ (“senior; old”) + สภา (sà-paa, “assembly”). Calque of English senate. Coined by Wan Waithayakon. First used in 1947, replacing พฤฒสภา (prʉ́t-tá-sà-paa).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | วุฒิสภา w u ɖʰ i s bʰ ā | |
| Phonemic | วุด-ทิ-สะ-พา w u ɗ – d i – s a – b ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wút-tí-sà-paa |
| Royal Institute | wut-thi-sa-pha | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /wut̚˦˥.tʰi˦˥.sa˨˩.pʰaː˧/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
วุฒิสภา • (wút-tí-sà-paa)