ปฐมฤกษ์

Thai

Etymology

From ปฐม (bpà-tǒm, “primary; first”) +‎ ฤกษ์ (rə̂ək, “time or point of time traditionally considered auspicious or opportune”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปฐมฤกษ์ p ʈʰ m ṛ k ʂ ʻ
Phonemic		ปะ-ถม-มะ-เริก p a – tʰ m – m a – e r i k
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà-tǒm-má-rə̂ək
	Royal Institute	pa-thom-ma-roek
(standard) IPA(key)		/pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦.ma˦˥.rɤːk̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

ปฐมฤกษ์ • (bpà-tǒm-má-rə̂ək)

1. (astrology) the first part of an auspicious or opportune period of time according to traditional belief.

Adjective

ปฐมฤกษ์ • (bpà-tǒm-má-rə̂ək)

1. (figurative, elegant) inaugural; first; premiere.

   ฉบับปฐมฤกษ์

   chà-bàp bpà-tǒm-má-rə̂ək

   inaugural edition (of a book, magazine, etc)