บุษบก

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Thai

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a butsabok used to carry a royal letter of King Narai of Ayutthaya to King Louis XIV of France in Paris, 1686
a butsabok placed on a chariot, used to carry the urn of Princess Galyani Vadhana to a crematorium, Bangkok, 2008

Etymology

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From Sanskrit पुष्पक (puṣpaka, flowery); perhaps after the flying castle of the demon king Rāvaṇa in the Hindu epic Rāmāyaṇa.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicบุษบก
ɓ u ʂ ɓ k
Phonemic
บุด-สะ-บก
ɓ u ɗ – s a – ɓ k
RomanizationPaiboonbùt-sà-bòk
Royal Institutebut-sa-bok
(standard) IPA(key)/but̚˨˩.sa˨˩.bok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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บุษบก (bùt-sà-bòk) (classifier หลัง)

  1. movable castle in reduced size, used for ceremonial purposes, such as housing or carrying a sacred object.