ปิตุฆาต

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• บิตุฆาต

 

Etymology

From Pali pitughāta (literally “killing of father”), from pitu (“father”) + ghāta (“killing”), equivalent to Thai ปิตุ +‎ ฆาต (kâat).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปิตุฆาต p i t u gʰ ā t
Phonemic		ปิ-ตุ-คาด p i – t u – g ā ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpì-dtù-kâat
	Royal Institute	pi-tu-khat
(standard) IPA(key)		/pi˨˩.tu˨˩.kʰaːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

ปิตุฆาต • (bpì-dtù-kâat)

1. (poetic, elegant) patricide: killing of one's father.

See also

• See relevant terms at ฆาต (kâat).